JPS6324398A - Guide apparatus for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an improvement in a vehicle guide device that can guide vehicle occupants using images.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as this type of technology, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-52
There was a technique disclosed in No. 516. This is an in-vehicle navigator that is equipped with a display means that displays a road map of the area in which the vehicle is driving and also displays the current driving position on the map. The present invention relates to an in-vehicle navigator comprising: and a control means for additionally displaying the travel route to the destination inputted by the input means on the road map of the @ display means.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional technology, it is necessary to check the shape of the intersection etc. on the displayed road map, which has poor visibility and requires complicated calculations to display such a road map. This required a memory of N's capacity to store the map data.

In addition, the operations required to display the road map and driving route to the destination were complicated, and some enthusiasts could not help but feel that the device was too complicated.

In addition, it is often necessary to search for an intersection to exit from a specific point, such as a leisure facility, to a main road, and there has been a desire for something that can guide the user through the intersection using simple operations.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention addresses the above-mentioned problems, and provides a vehicle guide device including a display section for displaying information and a control section for inputting information signals to the display section. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle guide device characterized in that it has an information generating means that generates guide information of intersections near the point in response to the selection of a name.

[For production]

For example, when a passenger in a direct train activates the device to search for an intersection to exit to a main road from a specific point such as a leisure facility, instructions for selecting the name of the specific point are displayed on the display; If a specific point name is selected according to the following, the device automatically searches for an intersection near that point and displays guide information for this intersection on the display.

The guide information for this intersection is, for example, a diagram that schematically shows the shape of the intersection, or a visual video recording of the scenery of the intersection. A storage medium such as a compact disk (hereinafter referred to as "CD") is searched according to the coordinate values.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a display unit, which includes a display $R11 (!:), a display control circuit 12 connected to the display device R11 to control the display on the display device 11, and a display device R11 disposed in the vehicle interior. It is made up of.

More specifically, the display control circuit 12 includes a first clock 12a+D controller 12b1 frequency divider 12c first p-s
converter 12d to third p-s converter 12f, first R
AM (Random Acce6s Memory
) 12g1,000-ta selector 12h, data selector 1
21. Bus separator 12j! It consists of a -2 clock 12, two display CPUs 12, and a 10-port port 12m.

Further, 2 is a control unit, and a second RAM 2al information processing C
PU21), a reader 2C, and a keyboard 2d.

For example, when a passenger reads information from a CD 3 or the like, the control section 2 temporarily stores the information in the second RAM 2a, and outputs an information signal to the display control circuit 12 based on the position information from the position calculation circuit 4. do. In response to this signal, the display control circuit 12 displays guide information of an intersection near the selected specific point on the display device [11]. It should be noted that the keyboard 2d is used by the passenger when necessary, such as selecting a specific point.

Further, the position calculation circuit 4 is constituted by a position calculation CPUda.

The position calculation circuit 4 calculates and determines the current position of the self-propelled vehicle based on the signal indicating the self-propelled direction and amount of movement inputted from the position detection circuit 5 and the information signal inputted from the control unit 2. The position information is input to the control unit 2.

Further, the position detection circuit 5 includes a direction sensor 5a and a movement amount sensor 5b.

The direction sensor 5a is, for example, a sensor that determines the direction of the self-propelled vehicle by detecting the direction based on the earth's magnetism, and the movement sensor 5b is a sensor that determines the direction of the self-propelled vehicle by detecting the direction of the self-propelled vehicle, for example, based on the time-dependent amount of the tonnage signal, the distance meter signal, etc. This is a sensor that determines the amount of movement of the car. These signals indicating the direction and amount of movement of the self-propelled vehicle are input to the position calculation circuit 4.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining this invention,
This will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

First, in step 101, items at specific points such as golf courses, accommodation facilities, etc. are displayed as shown on both sides 201 of FIG.

Step 102 selects, for example, a golf course from among the items displayed in step 101. This selection is made using the cursor key 2cL1 on the keyboard 2d.
This is done by moving the mark a on the screen 201 up and down by operating , aligning it with the desired item, and then operating the SET key 2d2.

In step 103, as shown in screen 202 in FIG. 6, a list of specific points of the items selected in step 102, for example, a list of golf courses, is displayed.

In steps 104 to 108, for example, from the list displayed in step 105,
Select the desired golf course name.

This selection is made by operating the cursor key 2dl on the keyboard 2d to scroll up or down the list on the screen 202, aligning the desired specific point name with the area, and then operating the SET key 2c12. .

In step 109, a plurality of intersection names close to the specific location selected in steps 104 to 108 are displayed, as shown in screen 20 of Figure 3.

At this time, if there is an expressway interchange nearby, its name will also be displayed.

In step 101, the user operates the cursor keys 2.11 to move the mark a' on the screen 203 up and down, and selects the name of the intersection or interchange for which the guide is desired. If an interchange name is selected in step 110, the process proceeds to step 111, and if a general intersection name is selected, the process proceeds to step 115.

In step 111, the direction of the interchange is displayed as shown in screen 204 in FIG.
” to select the direction of the self-propelled vehicle.

In step 112, the shape of the entrance to the interchange is displayed as shown on the left side of the screen 205 in FIG. 6, and guidance to that point is started. This guidance is performed, for example, by a mark C indicating the direction of the entrance of the interchange and a mark d indicating the remaining distance to that point, as shown on the right side of the screen 205 in FIG.

In step 113, the shape of the intersection is displayed on the left side as shown in screen 206 in FIG.
, d/ starts guiding to that point.

In addition, the intersection shape displayed on the left side of the screen 205 and the screen 206 is created from the data shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, for example.

That is, a code number and coordinate value are assigned to each specific place name displayed in step 103, and the information processing CPU 2b accesses the CD 3 via the league 2C based on the code number and coordinate value. , 4th
The required data is read from among the data shown in the figure and FIG.

In addition, the intersection in Figure 4 indicates the number assigned for convenience at the intersection searched from the above-mentioned specific point name, and the intersection angle change is, for example, the east direction set to O [degrees]. It shows the angle of each road extending from the intersection, and the direction J is a number that shows the direction base such as Tokyo direction. Further, FIG. 5 shows character data corresponding to the direction ii. This area name is displayed on the screen 205 and screen 20.
It is displayed superimposed on the intersection shape shown in 6.

However, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above.

For example, the guide information for the intersection may be a visual image of the scenery near the intersection, as shown in FIG.

Further, guide information may also be generated by voice.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The present invention can provide a vehicle guide device that has excellent visibility, does not require complicated calculations, and does not require a large-capacity memory due to the above-described configuration and effect.

In addition, the operation up to displaying the guide information is easy; for example, as shown in the embodiment, there are only two keys: the cursor key and the SET key.
Since guide information can be displayed by simply pressing the various keys, it is convenient for users who are not familiar with machines. Furthermore, by selecting a specific point name, guide information for intersections near that point can be automatically generated, and many other effects are achieved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an electrical block diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a main part of a program included in the information processing CPU shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the display contents of the display device shown in FIG. 1. 4 and 5 are explanatory diagrams showing the data contents stored in the compact disc shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram related to intersections, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram related to directions. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing another display content of the display device shown in FIG. 1. 1...Display section, 2...Control section, 3...
...Compact disc, 4...Position calculation circuit, 5
-...Position detection circuit, 2d...Keyboard. That’s all for number 43! 50th

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a vehicle guide device comprising a display unit that displays information and a control unit that inputs information signals to the display unit, the control unit sequentially selects a specific point name and guides an intersection near the point. A guide device for a vehicle, comprising an information generating means for generating information, and displaying the guide information on the display section.