JPH11173864A - Display device in car navigation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an information-retrieval function with good operability by simultaneously displaying an information retrieval menu and a map corresponding to the result of information retrieval on a display screen. SOLUTION: The information retrieval menu is displayed in the first region on a display screen simultaneously with a map corresponding to the result of information retrieval in the second region adjacent to the first region. In other words, when a user touches the button of, for example, 'information retrieval' on a basic menu screen, a present map is displayed on the left screen, and the information retrieval menu instead of the basis menu is displayed on the right screen. Next, when the user touches the button of, for example, 'facility retrieval' in the information retrieval menu, the present map remains on display on the left screen, and a facility retrieval menu is displayed on the right screen. The menu of facilities is displayed in the facility retrieval menu category by category. Since it is possible to confirm the outline map of a destination on 2-screen display at a time at the time of using an information retrieval function in this way, the operability is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a display device in a car navigation system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional car navigation system, a user searches for a destination based on information such as a telephone number, a facility name, and a general name shown in an information search window on a display device screen. Some have an information search display function of displaying a map including a destination.

[0003]

However, in the conventional information search and display function, the search window and the map of the search result are switched and displayed on the display screen.
For example, if you look at the search result map and find that it is not the destination, return to the search window screen again and search again, and then display the new search result map, which is cumbersome to operate. there were.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide a display device in a car navigation system that solves the above-mentioned conventional problems.

[0005]

A display device in a car navigation system according to the present invention displays an information search menu in a first area on a display screen and simultaneously displays the information search menu in the first area. And displaying a map corresponding to the information search result in a second area adjacent to the above.

Further, a display device in a car navigation system according to the present invention is as follows.
2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second regions are divided into right and left.

Further, a display device in a car navigation system according to the present invention is as follows.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an information search menu operation can be performed even after the information search result is displayed.

[0008] Further, a display device in the car navigation system according to the present invention is as follows.
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a marking is displayed on a map on which a map corresponding to the information search result is displayed.

Further, a display device in a car navigation system according to the present invention is as follows.
The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the marking display is located near the center of the map.

[0010] The display device in the car navigation system according to the present invention is as follows.
First means for displaying the current location map on the entire display screen;
A second means for displaying an information search menu in a first area on the display screen and simultaneously displaying a current location map in a second area adjacent to the first area; And a third unit for switching the displayed current location map to a map corresponding to the information search result and displaying the switched map.

[0011]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a display device in a car navigation system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a main controller including a microcomputer or the like, 2 is a vehicle position processing device, 3 is a map database, 4 is a storage medium reading device, 5 is a main storage memory, 6 is an input device, and 7 is a video processing device. , 8 are audio output devices.

The self-vehicle position processing device 2 comprises an autonomous navigation sensor 2a, a GPS receiver 2b, and a self-vehicle position calculation device 2c. The self-vehicle related sensor information from the autonomous navigation sensor 2a and the GPS from the GPS receiver 2b are used. The own vehicle position is calculated by the own vehicle position calculation device 2c based on the current position information of the own vehicle by the satellite radio wave reception. The storage medium reading device 4 is a CD
-It reads map data from a map database 3 such as a ROM and supplies it to the main controller 1.

The main controller 1 includes unit data of a road network from the storage medium reading device 4 and
The recommended route is calculated based on the current position data of the own vehicle from the own vehicle position processing device 2 and the position data relating to the departure point and the destination of the own vehicle input from the input device 6, and the obtained recommended route data is calculated. It is stored in the main storage memory 5. Further, the main controller 1 reads the recommended route data from the main storage memory 5 and supplies the recommended route data to the video processing device 7. The video processing device 7 includes a graphic controller 7a, a video RA
M7b and a display device 7c. The graphic controller 7 stores recommended route data in the video RAM 7b.
And the recommended route data read from the video RAM 7b is supplied to the display device 7c and displayed on the display screen.

The display device 7c is equipped with a touch panel including touch buttons constituting a part of the input device 6. This touch panel has touch buttons, and when the user touches the touch buttons on the touch panel, a push command signal is supplied to the main controller 1. Subsequently, when the user further presses the touch buttons, the main controller 1 corresponds to the buttons. Turn on the feature,
Then, when the user stops touching the touch button,
The main controller 1 is configured to be supplied with a release command signal. The configuration for supplying such a signal is well known in the art, and a specific description thereof will be omitted here.

In the above configuration, the user first causes the display device 7c to display a current location map as shown in FIG. On the current location map display screen, the current location of the vehicle is displayed at, for example, an arrow mark at the center of the screen, and various switching touch buttons B1 to B10 are displayed around the screen. For example, B1 is a “two-screen” button for displaying a map on two screens. B2 is "reduced"
A button that reduces the scale of the map.
B3 is an "enlarge" button, which enlarges the scale of the map. B4 is a "help" button for displaying help. B5 is a "menu" button for switching and displaying a basic menu.

Next, when the user touches the "menu" button B5 on the current location map screen, a basic menu screen is displayed as shown in FIG. At this time, the current location map of the same scale as that of FIG. 2 is displayed on the left half of the screen such that the own vehicle mark is substantially at the center position, and the remaining right half screen has a two-screen display in which a basic menu is displayed. . On this basic menu screen, for example, "information search",
Menus such as “navigation information”, “communication”, “edit”, and “function setting” are displayed. On the left screen, a "one screen" button B11 and a "current location" button B12 are displayed in addition to the "reduce" button B2 and the "enlarge" button B3. When the “one screen” button B11 is touched, FIG.
Return to the current location map screen. When the "current location" button B12 is touched, the current location is displayed on the displayed map.

Next, when the user touches, for example, a menu "information search" button on the basic menu screen, as shown in FIG. 4, the current screen is displayed on the left screen similarly to FIG. 3, and the basic menu is displayed on the right screen. The information search menu is switched and displayed instead of. On this information search menu screen, for example, menus such as “Phone number search”, “Facility search”, “Nearest search”, “Point information list”, etc. are displayed. B14 and a down scroll button B15 are displayed. When the "return" button B13 is touched, the screen returns to the previous screen (here, the screen of FIG. 3). When the up and down scroll buttons B14 and B15 are touched, if there are many menus, the menu is scrolled up and down.

Next, when the user touches, for example, a menu "Facility search" button on the information search menu screen, as shown in FIG. 5, the current screen similar to that of FIG. , A facility search (category selection) menu is switched and displayed instead of the information search menu. On this facility search menu screen, for example, “transportation”, “leisure facility 1”, “leisure facility 2”, “shopping”, “hotel / onsen”
The menu for each category such as is displayed.

Next, when the user touches the menu “Leisure Facility 1” on the facility search menu screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the current screen similar to FIG. On the screen, a facility search (sub category selection) menu is switched and displayed instead of the facility search (category selection) menu. On the facility search (subcategory selection) menu screen, subcategories included in the category "leisure facilities 1", for example, "golf course", "ski resort", "campground", "amusement park", "stadium", etc. Menu is displayed.

Next, when the user touches a menu "golf course" button on the facility search (select subcategory) menu screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a current location map similar to FIG. 3 is displayed on the left screen. The facility search (subcategory selection) menu is switched and displayed on the right screen instead of the facility search (subcategory) menu. On the facility search (prefecture selection) menu screen, menus of prefecture names, for example, "Nara prefecture", "Wakayama prefecture", "Osaka prefecture", "Kyoto prefecture" and the like are displayed.

Next, when the user touches, for example, a menu "Osaka prefecture" button on the facility search (prefecture selection) menu screen, as shown in FIG. 8, a current location map similar to FIG. 3 is displayed on the left screen. The facility search (name list) menu is switched and displayed on the right screen instead of the facility search (prefecture selection) menu. The facility search (name list) menu screen displays golf course names in Osaka Prefecture, such as "A Country Club", "B
Menus such as "golf club", "C country club", and "D country club" are displayed.

Next, when the user touches the menu "A Country Club" button on the facility search (name list) menu screen, as shown in FIG.
On the left screen, the current location map similar to that in FIG. 3 remains displayed, and on the right screen, a facility search (detailed information) menu is switched and displayed instead of the facility search (name list) menu. On this facility search (detailed information) menu screen,
Detailed information on country clubs (phone numbers, facility contents, etc.)
Is displayed, and a "return" button B13, a "map"
Button B16 and "dial" button B17 are displayed.

Next, the user searches for a facility (detailed information).
When the "map" button B16 is touched on the menu screen, a point call is performed from the map database 3 under the control of the main controller 1, and as shown in FIG.
The display is switched to the left screen instead of the current location map displayed in FIGS. 3 to 8. Therefore, the user can confirm the detailed information of the A country club on the right screen and the point at a time on the left screen. Also,
When the "dial" button B17 is touched, automatic dialing to the displayed telephone number is performed.

As described above, when using the information search and display function, the outline of the destination and the map can be confirmed on the two-screen display at a time without switching to a separate screen as in the related art. Operability is improved.

[0025]

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications are possible. For example, in a search screen in which a final setting is made by shifting to the detailed setting of the search in the search menu, for example, in FIG. 8 in the above example, the final setting options, that is, the name list selection is manually performed. However, instead of this, each name is automatically switched and selected in the order of the list, and the detailed information of the facility of the name and the map are displayed for a predetermined time (for example, several seconds).
It is also possible to display the desired information and stop the switching at the desired detailed map.

[0026]

According to the present invention, an information retrieval and display function with better operability than before can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a display device in a car navigation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of a display screen of a display device, showing a current location map screen.

FIG. 3 is an example of a display screen of the display device, and shows a basic menu screen.

FIG. 4 is an example of a display screen of the display device, and shows a menu (information search) screen.

FIG. 5 is an example of a display screen of the display device, and shows a facility search (category selection) screen.

FIG. 6 is an example of a display screen of the display device, and shows a facility search (sub-category selection) screen.

FIG. 7 is an example of a display screen of the display device, and shows a facility search (prefecture selection) screen.

FIG. 8 is an example of a display screen of the display device, and shows a facility search (name list) screen.

FIG. 9 is an example of a display screen of the display device, and shows a facility search (detailed information) screen including a current location map.

FIG. 10 is an example of a display screen of the display device, and shows a facility search (detailed information) screen including a map including a point where a destination exists.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 main controller 2 own vehicle position processing device 3 map database 4 storage medium reading device 5 main storage memory 6 input device 7 video processing device 8 audio output device 2a Autonomous navigation sensor 2b GPS receiver 2c Own vehicle position calculation device 7a Graphic controller 7b Video RAM 7c Display device

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An information search menu is displayed in a first area on a display screen, and a second area adjacent to the first area is displayed at the same time.
A display device in a car navigation system, wherein a map corresponding to an information search result is displayed in an area of the car navigation system. 2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second areas are divided into right and left. 3. The display device in a car navigation system according to claim 1, wherein an information search menu can be operated even after the information search result is displayed. 4. The display device in a car navigation system according to claim 1, wherein a marking is displayed on a map on which a map corresponding to the information search result is displayed. 5. The display device according to claim 4, wherein the marking display is located near the center of the map. 6. A first means for displaying a current location map on the entire display screen, and displaying an information search menu in a first area on the display screen and simultaneously displaying the information search menu in a second area adjacent to the first area. A second means for displaying the current location map; and a third means for switching and displaying the current location map displayed in the second area on the display screen to a map corresponding to the information search result. Display device in a car navigation system.