JPH11105646A - Concentrated control unit for on-vehicle equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability of on-vehicle equipment by arranging its operational input parts at one and easy-to-operate location and minimizing the deviations of the driver's input operations from the driver's intentions. SOLUTION: When the driver finger-touches a slide pad 1 according to the menu screen of a monitor 8, the shifts in the fingertip position are transformed by a coordinate converter part 3 in a remote processor part 2 into coordinate values, whose variations are collated in an operation-pattern determiner part 5 with the basic pattern stored in a memory part 4 for the determination of the operation pattern on the pad 1. Upon this determination, a controller part 7 feeds control signals into a picture processor part 6 to move the cursor on the menu screen of the monitor 8 to a selected item. In which state, if the driver accepts this selection through the slide pad 1, the control part 7 permits a confirmation sound to be outputted and the selected menu item to be executed and outputs control signals into the selected piece of equipment.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a centralized control system for in-vehicle equipment for improving operability when controlling various on-vehicle equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various devices mounted on a vehicle, such as an audio system, an air conditioner, and a navigation system, have switches for each device arranged separately around a driver's seat. Must be searched for, and an erroneous selection causes a mistake in selection, and the operation is complicated.

[0003] To cope with this, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-07767 is disclosed.
No. 9 discloses a touch sensor provided in a switch operation unit,
When the switch operation unit is in the touch state, the switch operation unit and the peripheral arrangement information are displayed on the head-up display, and the switch operation unit in the touch state is displayed in a discriminative manner, thereby facilitating access to the intended switch. A technique that can confirm that the operation has been performed correctly has been disclosed.

[0004]

However, even if the information of the operation unit is displayed on the head-up display, if the switches are arranged in each device as in the related art, it is necessary to press a limited small button. Acts such as operating sticks with limited operation positions and strokes are required, and the driver's consciousness and operation do not always match, and smooth operation is difficult without looking at the information on the operation unit. is there.

[0005] Further, when the switches for each device are arranged around the driver's seat, the installation place is limited due to restrictions on outfitting and safety considerations, so that the switches can always be installed at a position excellent in operability. However, operating the actual switch requires some familiarity.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to arrange an operation input unit of various in-vehicle devices at one position and at a position excellent in operability. It is an object of the present invention to provide a centralized control device for an in-vehicle device which can improve the operability by minimizing the deviation from the above.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A monitor for displaying a menu item for selectively executing an operation on a plurality of in-vehicle devices on a screen, a planar touch panel for outputting a signal for selecting the menu item by handwriting, and an operation input from the touch panel in advance. There is provided a means for comparing the stored basic patterns with a plurality of stored basic patterns to determine an operation mode, and executing a menu item specified by the operation mode.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the plurality of basic patterns are patterns indicating directions corresponding to the menu arrangement of the monitor, and the operation directions on the touch panel are the plurality of basic patterns. When one of the basic patterns matches within the setting range, the cursor is moved on the screen of the monitor to the menu item indicated by the matching basic pattern, and the menu item is determined by executing execution input for the menu item at the cursor position. Is performed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the execution determination input is an input by a specific operation on the touch panel or an input from a switch provided separately from the touch panel. It is characterized by.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a menu item indicating a function of adjusting an operation amount of a predetermined device is arranged at a specific position on the display screen of the monitor, and the menu item is provided in the menu item. When it is determined that the operation on the touch panel is a circular operation in which the plurality of basic patterns are combined in a state where the cursor is positioned, the operation amount of the corresponding device is adjusted.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided means for displaying a plurality of selection items for selectively performing an operation on a vehicle-mounted device around a neutral position on a screen, and a trajectory of an object within a predetermined range. Detecting means for detecting a trajectory detected by the detecting means and a basic pattern indicating a plurality of directions stored in advance to determine the direction of the detected trajectory; Means for selecting at least one of the plurality of selection items arranged at a position on the screen corresponding to the direction of the trajectory determined by the first determination means from a position. An operation corresponding to an item is performed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the detecting means has a detection surface, and detects a trajectory of an object in contact with the detection surface rubbing.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the fifth or sixth aspect, the screen display of the selected one of the selected items displayed on the screen is at least one of brightness or color. Is different from other selection items displayed on the screen.

The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to claims 5 to 7, further comprising means for inputting an execution decision, and when the execution decision is input, performing processing corresponding to the selected item. It is characterized by the following.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the fifth to eighth aspects, a pattern corresponding to the trajectory is determined based on a time-series change in the direction of the trajectory determined by the first determining means. The present invention is characterized in that it comprises a second determination means and performs processing corresponding to the determined trajectory pattern.

That is, in the centralized control device for in-vehicle devices according to the first aspect, menu items for selectively executing operations on a plurality of in-vehicle devices are displayed on the monitor, and the menu items are hand-written from the planar touch panel. When is selected, the operation input from the touch panel is compared with a plurality of basic patterns stored in advance to determine the operation mode, and the menu item specified by the operation mode is executed.

At this time, in each of the menu items, the operation direction on the touch panel coincides with one of a plurality of basic patterns indicating a direction corresponding to the menu arrangement within a set range. This is executed by performing an execution determination input in a state where the cursor on the screen is moved to the menu item specified by the matching basic pattern. This execution determination input can be performed by a specific operation on the touch panel or a switch provided separately from the touch panel, as described in claim 3.

Further, when adjusting the operation amount of the device, that is, the volume of the audio or the like, the set temperature of the air conditioner, or the like, the cursor is moved to a menu item at a specific position on the display screen of the monitor. Perform a circular operation on the touch panel in a state where they fit. This circular operation is recognized as a circular operation combining a plurality of basic patterns, and the operation amount of the corresponding device is adjusted.

Further, in the centralized control apparatus for an in-vehicle device according to the fifth aspect, a plurality of selection items for selectively executing an operation on the in-vehicle device are displayed around the neutral position on the screen,
A moving trajectory of an object by handwriting input or the like is detected within a predetermined range. Then, the detected trajectory is compared with a basic pattern indicating a plurality of directions stored in advance to determine the direction of the trajectory, and a plurality of selection items arranged at positions on the screen corresponding to the direction of the trajectory are determined. And execute the corresponding operation. The moving trajectory of the object is defined by claim 6
Can be detected as a trajectory of an object touching the object detection surface rubbing.

In this case, it is desirable that the selected item is displayed on the screen so that at least one of the brightness and the color is different from the other selected items. As described in 8, it is desirable that the processing corresponding to the selected selection item is performed when an execution decision is input.

Further, according to the present invention, a pattern corresponding to the trajectory is determined based on a time-series change in the direction of the determined trajectory, and a process corresponding to the determined trajectory pattern is performed. By doing so, for example, it is possible to add a function of determining a specific input pattern such as an operation amount adjustment of a device and performing a corresponding process.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a centralized control system, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the arrangement of a slide pad and a monitor, and FIG. 3 shows an example of menu display on a monitor screen. Explanatory diagram,
4 is an explanatory diagram showing a basic pattern of an operation mode, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of input from a slide pad, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing conversion into coordinate values, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing determination of an operation direction. FIGS. 8 and 9 are explanatory diagrams showing a circular operation input, FIGS. 9 and 10 are flowcharts of an operation determination routine, FIG. 11 is a flowchart of an operation pattern determination routine, FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a control routine, and FIG. It is a flowchart of a determination routine.

FIG. 1 shows a slide pad 1 as an operation input means for remotely controlling various on-vehicle devices from a driver's seat, and processes signals from the slide pad 1 to recognize the operation contents and to recognize the operation contents. A centralized control system including a remote processing unit 2 for outputting control signals and a monitor 8 for displaying a menu screen for operation input. The centralized control system includes an air conditioner system 9, an audio system 10, a navigation system 11, and the like. Are connected.

The slide pad 1 is, for example, a planar touch panel in which two resistance sheets are bonded together via a film-like electrode sheet, and the position in the vehicle is not limited by design and the position is excellent in operability. Can be placed in In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
(Others may be installed on an armrest or the like), and a desired item is selected from a menu screen of the monitor 8 installed on the instrument panel 16 by a touch operation of a fingertip, and a desired device is selected. ON, OFF
Or change of the operation state.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the remote processing unit 2 for processing signals from the slide pad 1 includes a coordinate conversion unit 3 for converting the position of a fingertip on the slide pad 1 into coordinate values. A storage unit 4 for storing a basic pattern of the operation mode, an operation pattern determination unit 5 for comparing the movement of the input coordinate value with the stored basic pattern and determining an operation pattern of the slide pad 1, and displaying a monitor 8 on the monitor 8. An image processing unit 6 to be controlled and a control unit 7 that outputs a control signal to various in-vehicle systems and the image processing unit 6 according to an operation pattern are provided.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a menu screen displayed on the monitor 8. In this menu display example, in an initial state, as shown in FIG. , And around it, “tape”, “CD”, “radio”, “navi”, “TV”,
Eight menu items such as "air conditioner", "clock", and "power ON / OFF" are displayed.

As an operation mode of the touch pad 1 on the menu screen, as shown in FIG. 4, basic patterns in eight directions of up, down, left, right, and oblique are stored in advance, and as shown in FIG. When a finger is moved diagonally to the upper right on the pad 1, a signal output from the slide pad 1 in accordance with the operation to the upper right is converted into a coordinate value on a two-dimensional plane, and as shown in FIG. , Y1) to the coordinates (X2, Y2),..., (Xn, Yn).

Then, the pattern in the direction of movement of the coordinate values is compared with the basic pattern, it is determined which of the basic patterns the operation on the slide pad 1 corresponds to, and it is determined that the operation is in the upper right direction. Then, in the example of the menu screen of FIG. 3A, the cursor moves to the item “radio” as shown in FIG. 3B. At this time, when an input indicating a selection decision is made from the slide pad 1, a confirmation sound for menu item execution is generated, and a menu of the next hierarchy as shown in FIG.
More detailed operations such as selection of FM or AM, tuning, and scanning can be performed.

In this case, the menu items displayed on the monitor 8 have colors and shapes corresponding to the operation modes of the menu items so that the driver can easily visually recognize the operation pattern to be input. The "tape", "CD",
Menus controlled by switch-type operation modes such as "radio", "navigation", "TV", "air conditioner", "clock", and "power ON / OFF" are display colors and shapes for switches, The menu item can be executed by performing the same operation as that of the switch, such as tapping once on the slide pad 1 while the menu is being selected.

Further, a volume function having a circular design is assigned to the menu item at the cursor neutral position, and the volume of the radio, the strength of the air conditioner, and the like can be adjusted. In the example of FIG. 3, "volume" is assigned as a menu item at the cursor neutral position,
By performing an operation similar to turning the adjustment dial, such as drawing a circle clockwise or counterclockwise on the slide pad 1, the volume of a tape, CD, radio, TV, or the like can be increased or decreased. This circular operation input is recognized as a combination of the basic patterns (details will be described later).

In the above menu screen, when the cursor is at the neutral position, the volume operation and the directional operation for moving the cursor to the peripheral menu item are enabled, and the cursor is moved to the peripheral menu item. In this case, only the decision input is valid. Therefore, the classification of the operation action becomes clear, the driver can easily remember the operation action, and furthermore, the operation can be performed within the wide effective area of the slide pad 1, so that the degree of freedom of the operation is increased, and the handwriting input is increased. Therefore, the driver's consciousness and the operation match, and the operation can be performed without having to look closely at the operation site. Also, for the slide pad 1 which cannot express a sense of moderation during operation,
The moderation of input is given by a confirmation sound or voice, and it is not necessary to carefully check the monitor 8 during the operation during driving, and safety can be improved.

The determination input may be performed by providing a switch near the slide pad 1 and using this switch.

Here, when the cursor is at the neutral position, it corresponds to a state of waiting for the next operation, and usually, the vehicle continues to be driven in this state. Therefore, it is desirable that the screen of the monitor 8 has a display color and brightness so as not to hinder the driving. When the cursor is moved from the neutral position by the input from the slide pad 1, the background color of the menu is changed. By changing the color to a color different from that when the cursor is neutral, the driver can be alerted and unnecessary operation can be avoided.

Next, the centralized control processing by the remote processing unit 2 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

9 and 10 show an operation determination routine for recognizing an operation pattern indicating the direction from the slide pad 1 and determining the operation mode. In this routine, first, in step S101, the cursor on the menu screen is neutralized. It is checked whether or not the cursor is at the position. If the cursor is not at the neutral position, the routine exits. If the cursor is at the neutral position, the process proceeds to step S102.

In step S102, an input signal from the slide pad 1 is read, and in step S103, it is determined whether or not input is currently being performed. Then, when the input is not being performed, the process proceeds from step S103 to step S104 to clear the flag indicating that the input is being performed, and exits the routine.When the input is being performed, the process proceeds to step S105 from step S103 to set the flag indicating that the input is being performed, Proceed to step S106.

In step S106, the input signal from the slide pad 1 is converted into a coordinate value on the XY coordinate plane, and in step S107, the operation pattern is determined by collating with the basic pattern. The determination of the operation pattern is performed by the operation pattern determination routine of FIG. Hereinafter, the operation pattern determination routine will be described.

In this operation pattern determination routine, first, in step S201, the previous coordinate values (Xold, Yol
d) and the current coordinate value (Xnew, Ynew) to calculate a slope m (m = (Ynew−Yold) / (Xnew)
-Xold)), in step S202, the time change Δ of the coordinate value
X1, ΔY are calculated (ΔX = Xnew−Xold, Δ
Y = Ynew-Yold).

Next, the process proceeds to step S203, where the operation pattern is determined by comparing the basic pattern with the inclination m and the time change ΔX, ΔY of the coordinate value. This operation pattern is determined by dividing the XY coordinate plane into regions A1, A2,... A8 including the respective basic patterns with respect to the basic patterns in eight directions, and using the inclination m and the time change ΔX1, ΔY of the coordinate values. Is determined by examining which area corresponds.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, 345 ° to 15 °, 30 ° to 60 °, 75 ° with respect to the XY coordinate center.
Up to 105 °, 120 ° to 150 °, 165 ° to 195
°, 210 ° to 240 °, 255 ° to 285 °, 300
Each range of ° to 330 is defined as an area A1, A2, A3, A4.
A5, A6, A7, A8, and the respective areas are rightward, upper rightward, upward, upper leftward, leftward, lower leftward,
This is represented by a basic pattern in a downward direction and a lower right direction.

Then, based on the angle θ due to the inclination m and the time changes ΔX, ΔY of the coordinate values, it is determined which of the areas A1, A2,... It is determined that the operation of the basic pattern representing the region to which the operation direction belongs has been performed, and a flag indicating the corresponding basic pattern is set.

When 0 ° ≦ θ ≦ 15 °, if ΔX> 0, the area A1 → the basic pattern in the right direction. If ΔX <0, the area A5 → the basic pattern in the left direction. When 30 ° ≦ θ ≦ 60 °, ΔX If> 0, area A2 → basic pattern in upper right direction ΔX <0, area A6 → basic pattern in lower left direction When 75 ° ≦ θ ≦ 105 °, if ΔY> 0, area A3 → basic pattern in upper direction ΔY < If 0, the area A7 → basic pattern in the downward direction When 120 ° ≦ θ ≦ 150 °, if ΔX> 0, the area A8 → the basic pattern in the lower right direction If ΔX <0, the area A4 → the basic pattern in the upper left direction 165 ° When ≤θ≤180 °, if ΔX> 0, the area A1 → the basic pattern in the right direction. If ΔX <0, the area A5 → the basic pattern in the left direction. A dead zone (15 ° to 30 °, 60 ° ~
75 °, 105 ° to 120 °, 150 ° to 165 °, 1
95 ° to 210 °, 240 ° to 255 °, 285 ° to 3
00 °, 330 ° to 345 °) to prevent malfunction due to ambiguous operation.

As described above, when the operation pattern is determined,
Next, in the operation determination routine, the process proceeds to step S108, and it is determined whether or not the current operation pattern matches the previous operation pattern by referring to the flag indicating the current operation pattern. When the current operation pattern matches the previous operation pattern, step S1
From step 08, the process proceeds to step S109 to count the number of times that the same flag occurs continuously (number of matches), and checks in step S110 whether the number of matches exceeds the set number L.

As a result, when the number of consecutive matches is equal to or less than the set number L, the routine is exited. When the number of matches exceeds the set number L, the process proceeds to step S111 to determine the current operation, and the count value of the number of matches is reduced. Clear and exit the routine. That is, when the fingertip is moved in a zigzag manner on the slide pad 1, the same flag is not continuously generated. Therefore, when the number of matches exceeds the set number of times L, the operation is determined for the first time, whereby an erroneous operation ( Erroneous input).

On the other hand, if the current operation pattern does not match the previous operation pattern in step S108, the process branches from step S108 to step S112 to clear the count value of the number of matches, and proceeds to step S113 and thereafter to proceed to step S113 and thereafter. It is checked whether or not a circular operation has been performed on 1.

In the case of a circular input operation, as shown in FIG. 8, the inclination of the coordinate data greatly changes in one input operation. That is, when the coordinate system moves from a certain coordinate value (xn, yn) to the next coordinate value (xn + 1, yn + 1), the operation pattern changes corresponding to the above-mentioned areas A1 to A8. When a certain angle or more (for example, 180 ° or more) is reached, the operation is determined to be a rotation operation, and whether to rotate right or left is determined according to the direction in which the inclination changes.

In the example of FIG. 8, the inclination changes as shown below, and the operation pattern moves to the pattern on the right (clockwise movement with respect to the areas A1 to A8 on the XY coordinate plane).
Therefore, it can be determined that the rotation is right.

(X1, y1) → (x2, y2): inclination of operation pattern belonging to area A8 (x2, y2) → (x3, y3): inclination of operation pattern belonging to area A7 (x3, y3) → ( (x4, y4): inclination of operation pattern belonging to area A7 (x4, y4) → (x5, y5): inclination of operation pattern belonging to area A6 (x5, y5) → (x6, y6): operation belonging to area A5 Pattern inclination (x6, y6) → (x7, y7): inclination of operation pattern belonging to area A4 (x7, y7) → (x8, y8): inclination of operation pattern belonging to area A3 (x8, y8) → ( x9, y9): Slope of operation pattern belonging to area A2 First, in step S113, it is checked whether the current operation pattern is a pattern on the right of the previous operation pattern. In step S114, the number of movements to the right pattern is counted. For example, when the previous operation pattern belongs to the area A8 and the current operation pattern belongs to the area A7 on the right, the movement to the right pattern is counted.

Next, the routine proceeds to step S115, where it is determined whether or not the number of times of right movement exceeds a preset number M. If the number of times of right movement ≦ M times, the routine is exited. In step S116, it is determined that the operation is a right rotation operation, the count value of the number of times of movement is cleared, and the routine exits.

In this case, when the value of the set number of times M is too small (when the set angle is too small), it is not possible to distinguish between a rotation operation and an arc-shaped operation due to an erroneous operation. (Equivalent to 360 °), there is a possibility that a situation may occur in which the rotation is intended to be input but is not recognized due to an insufficient angle. Therefore, the value of the set number M is, for example, 1
Set to an appropriate number of 80 ° or more.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S113 that the pattern is not the pattern on the right, the process proceeds from step S113 to step S117.
Then, it is checked whether or not the current operation pattern is the pattern on the left of the previous operation pattern. If the pattern is not the pattern on the left, the routine exits from step S117.If the pattern is on the left, the process proceeds from step S117 to step S118 to count that the pattern has moved to the left pattern. Number is set number M
It is checked whether the number of left movements is less than or equal to M times. If the number of left movements is greater than M times, the routine exits.
Is determined to be a left rotation operation, the count value of the number of movements is cleared, and the routine exits.

In contrast to the above-described operation determination routine, in the control routine of FIG. 12, it is checked in step S301 whether a flag indicating that input from the slide pad 1 is being performed is cleared, and the flag is set. If the input from the slide pad 1 is being performed, the routine exits from the routine, and if the flag is cleared, the process proceeds to step S302.
Proceed to.

In step S302, a flag indicating the operation mode determined by the above-described operation determination routine is read.
In step S303, it is checked whether or not the operation mode indicated by the flag is a volume operation (a circular operation on the slide pad 1) at the cursor neutral position. Then, at the time of the volume operation, the process proceeds to step S304, where a control signal is output to the corresponding device in accordance with the right rotation operation or the left rotation operation, and the routine exits. For example, in the case of a radio, a control control signal is output so as to increase or decrease the volume in response to a clockwise or counterclockwise operation, and in the case of an air conditioner, a set temperature is set in accordance with a clockwise or counterclockwise operation. And outputs a control signal for changing.

On the other hand, if the determined operation mode is not a volume operation in step S303,
The process advances from step S303 to step S305 to perform image processing for moving the cursor on the screen of the monitor 8 according to the operation direction.
In step S306, the count of the timer is started, and in the next steps S307, S308, and S309, a determination input for executing the selected menu item is waited.

That is, in step S307, it is checked whether or not the time counted by the timer has reached a preset N seconds. If the time has not reached N seconds, a decision input is read in step S308. The decision input from the slide pad 1 is performed by lightly tapping the slide pad 1 once with a fingertip, and the decision input by the operation of the fingertip is determined by a decision input determination routine in FIG.

In this routine, first, in step S401
The first coordinate position (Xstart, Ystart) read from the slide pad 1 and the last coordinate position (X
new, Ynew) to calculate the movement amount R (R ² = (Xnew−Xstart) ² + (Ynew−Ys)
start) ² ).

Next, the routine proceeds to step S402, where it is determined whether or not the movement amount R is smaller than the set value Rmin. If R ≧ Rmin, it is determined that the input is not a decision input, and the routine exits. Since the finger touches only one point on the slide pad 1, it is determined that the input is the input of the determination operation, and the routine exits.

That is, when the slide pad 1 is hit, the time during which the finger touches the slide pad 1 is short, and the amount of movement of the coordinate value is small. Therefore, the setting value Rmin is converted into a value of about 1 mm in terms of the movement of the fingertip, and when R <Rmin, it is determined that a signal indicating a decision, not an operation signal indicating a direction, has been input. In this case, since the contact time of the fingertip with the slide pad 1 is short, the condition (for example,
(Input once within 200 msec).

When a switch for determining input is provided separately from the slide pad 1, in step S308,
A process of reading a decision input from the switch is performed.

After the decision input is read by the above decision input determination routine, the control routine
In step S309, it is checked whether or not there is a decision input. If there is no decision input, a wait loop returns to step S307. If there is no decision input after N seconds have elapsed, the process branches from step S307 to step S310 to return the cursor to the neutral position, clears the timer in step S313, and exits the routine.

On the other hand, when there is a decision input, the process proceeds from step S309 to step S311 to execute the selected menu item and output a confirmation sound to notify the driver. When the menu item is executed, if the menu item at that time is an item for controlling the operation of the device, a control signal is output to the corresponding device. Change the screen display and return the cursor to the neutral position. Then, in step S312, the timer is cleared, and the routine exits.

[0062]

As described above, according to the present invention, the operation input units of various in-vehicle devices can be arranged at one place and at a position excellent in operability without being limited by the in-vehicle design. An excellent effect can be obtained such that the difference between the driver's consciousness and the operation can be minimized while securing the degree of freedom of operation by handwriting input or the like, and the operability can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a centralized control system.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement of a slide pad and a monitor.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of menu display on a monitor screen.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a basic pattern of an operation mode.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of input from a slide pad.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing conversion into coordinate values.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing determination of an operation direction.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a circular operation input;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart (part 1) of an operation confirmation routine.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart (part 2) of an operation confirmation routine.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of an operation pattern determination routine.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a control routine.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a determination input determination routine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. Slide pad (touch panel) 2. Remote processing unit 8. Monitor

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A monitor for displaying a menu item for selectively performing an operation on an in-vehicle device on a screen, a flat touch panel for outputting a signal for selecting the menu item by a handwriting operation, and an operation from the touch panel A centralized control device for in-vehicle equipment, comprising: means for comparing an input with a plurality of basic patterns stored in advance to determine an operation mode and executing a menu item specified by the operation mode. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of basic patterns are patterns indicating a direction corresponding to a menu arrangement of the monitor, and an operation direction on the touch panel matches one of the plurality of basic patterns within a set range. 2. The on-vehicle vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a cursor is moved on the screen of the monitor to a menu item indicated by the matching basic pattern, and the menu item is executed by an execution determination input for the menu item at the cursor position. Central control device for equipment. 3. The centralized control of an on-vehicle device according to claim 2, wherein the execution determination input is an input by a specific operation on the touch panel or an input from a switch provided separately from the touch panel. apparatus. 4. A menu item indicating a function of adjusting an operation amount of a predetermined device is arranged at a specific position on a display screen of the monitor, and an operation on the touch panel is performed when a cursor is positioned on the menu item. The centralized control device for an in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein when it is determined that the operation is a circular operation combining a plurality of basic patterns, the operation amount of the corresponding device is adjusted. 5. A means for displaying a plurality of selection items for selectively performing an operation on an on-vehicle device around a neutral position on a screen, and a detecting means for detecting a trajectory of a movement of an object within a predetermined range. A first determining unit that compares a trajectory detected by the detecting unit with a basic pattern indicating a plurality of directions stored in advance, and determines a direction of the detected trajectory; Means for selecting at least one of the plurality of selection items arranged at a position on the screen corresponding to the direction of the trajectory determined by the determination means, wherein an operation corresponding to the selected selection item is performed. A centralized control device for in-vehicle equipment, which is executed. 6. The centralized control device for in-vehicle equipment according to claim 5, wherein said detection means has a detection surface and detects a trajectory of an object touching the detection surface rubbing. 7. The screen display of the selected selection item among the selection items displayed on the screen differs from the other selection items displayed on the screen in at least one of brightness and color. The centralized control device for in-vehicle equipment according to claim 5 or 6. 8. The centralized on-vehicle device according to claim 5, further comprising means for inputting an execution decision, wherein when the execution decision is input, a process corresponding to the selected selection item is performed. Control device. 9. A method according to claim 1, further comprising a second determination unit configured to determine a pattern corresponding to the trajectory based on a time-series change in the direction of the trajectory determined by the first determination unit. 6. A processing is performed.
9. A centralized control device for an in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 8 to 8.