KR100762565B1 - The jog dial typed menu searching method and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a jog dial type menu searching method and apparatus for implementing a menu jog dial type searching means and a jog dial type indicating means corresponding to the menu searching method so as to intuitively operate a menu. .

A jog dial type menu search method according to the present invention includes: configuring a virtual jog dial for displaying menu instructions on a screen of a terminal, arranging at least one menu item along a rotation radius of the configured virtual jog dial; Rotating the jog dial provided in the terminal operating unit in a predetermined rotational direction and a predetermined displacement to search for a menu; And the cursor of the virtual jog dial is moved in the same direction and in the same displacement in association with the manipulation of the predetermined rotation direction and the displacement of the jog dial provided in the terminal operating unit.

Handset, Menu, Jog Dial

Description

JOG DIAL TYPED MENU SEARCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF}

1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a menu arrangement in a conventional navigation system.

2 is a block diagram of a navigation terminal according to the present invention.

3 is a view showing an example of dial type main menu search in a navigation terminal according to the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating a submenu search example of a jog dial type in a navigation terminal according to the present invention;

5 is a view showing another example of a jog dial type menu search in a navigation terminal according to the present invention;

6 is a diagram illustrating a jog dial type menu search method in a navigation terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating a main menu configuration of a navigation terminal according to the present invention.

8A illustrates an exemplary submenu configuration of a navigation terminal according to the present invention.

8B is an exemplary menu of the virtual jog dial type of FIG. 8A in accordance with the present invention.

9 is another configuration example of the main menu according to the present invention;

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100 ... GPS satellite 102 ... GPS receiver

104 Sensor section 106 Key input section

108 ... Map data storage unit 110 ... Control unit

111 Memory 112 Display driver

114 ... indicator 116 ... voice guidance

118 Speaker 200 Screen

210 ... jog dial 220 ... virtual jog dial

221 ... Cursor 222 ... Menu identification

The present invention relates to a menu search method and apparatus for a jog dial type in which a menu can be operated intuitively by implementing a jog dial type searching means and a jog dial type indicating means corresponding thereto. will be.

In general, a navigation system terminal displays a current position of a moving object calculated using information received from a global positioning system (GPS) on a map displayed on a display screen. .

The navigation terminal (or GPS positioning device) is currently mounted on various kinds of moving objects such as ships, aircrafts, automobiles, etc., and is widely used to check the current position and moving speed of moving objects or to determine a moving path.

Such a navigation terminal provides the driver with various kinds of information necessary for driving, such as displaying the moving direction of the moving object, the distance to the destination, the current moving speed of the moving object, the route set before the driver and the optimum route to the destination. do.

In particular, the navigation terminal receives a radio wave indicating latitude, longitude, altitude, etc. from a plurality of satellites belonging to the GPS to calculate the current position of the moving object, and then visually displays the map information including the current position to the driver or is auditory. To tell.

The navigation terminal has recently been added with various functions. In particular, the navigation terminal has a radio function, a TV reception function, a telephone function, a memory function, and the like, and a key and a menu for searching for various function items are provided.

The menu search method implemented on the screen of the conventional navigation terminal is implemented as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, when a specific broadcast (FM2) 11 is selected among radio functions on the display screen 10, a plurality of channel frequency items 12 corresponding to the broadcast program are displayed, and a lower portion of the currently selected channel is displayed. The channel frequency and the sound system are displayed as the information 13, and the base station module, the EQ, the sound level, and the like are displayed as the device state information 14 at the end.

On such a menu, when searching and selecting a menu by operating a menu search key, cursors are searched for channel frequency items corresponding to menu items arranged horizontally and vertically.

In general, as a menu search key, various keys such as a remote controller, a touch screen, a direction key, and a rotation key may be implemented. Among them, when a rotation type of a dial type is used instead of a direction key, the menu search key corresponds to a rotation direction of a dial type. As menu items move horizontally or vertically, intuitive matching becomes difficult according to menu selection.

That is, when the user turns the jog dial to the right, it is difficult to predict the direction of cursor movement in the screen.

A first object of the present invention is a jog dial type of search means for searching for a menu, and a jog dial type indicating means for instructing a menu by the search means, according to the rotation direction and the degree of rotation of the search means. The cursor of the indicating means makes it possible to search the menu configured along the dial radius.

A second object of the present invention is to implement a jog dial type menu, a jog dial, a cursor for menu instructions from a virtual jog dial and a virtual jog dial having a predetermined rotation radius, and a constant rotation radius of the virtual jog dial. By arranging the menu items within, the menu items can be intuitively indicated and selected according to the rotation direction and the degree of rotation.

A third object of the present invention is to enable searching of a submenu configured along a sub-radius of a virtual jog dial.                         

A fourth object of the present invention is to enable identification of the currently selected menu item in different sizes and shapes as identification information corresponding to the indication menu inside the virtual jog dial.

The menu search method of the jog dial type according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

Configuring a virtual jog dial for a menu instruction in a screen center of the terminal and arranging at least one menu item along a rotation radius of the configured virtual jog dial;

Rotating a jog dial provided in the terminal in a predetermined rotation direction and a predetermined displacement to search for a menu;

And the cursor of the virtual jog dial is moved in the same direction and in the same displacement in association with the manipulation of the predetermined rotation direction and the displacement of the jog dial provided in the terminal operating unit.

Specifically, the virtual jog dial is characterized in that the cursor is rotated in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction according to the rotation direction of the jog dial to indicate a specific menu item, and selected by pressing the jog dial for the specific menu item.

Specifically, the virtual jog dial is characterized in that at least one menu item is arranged along the radius of rotation to the left and right, and the right menu item has a higher priority than the left menu item.

Specifically, the right menu item is assigned priority in the clockwise direction, and the left menu item is assigned priority in the counterclockwise direction.

In addition, in the jog dial type menu search method according to another embodiment of the present invention, in the navigation terminal, a first virtual jog dial is configured at the center of the terminal screen to search for a menu of functions provided to the terminal. Displaying at least one main menu item along a rotation radius of the first virtual jog dial;

And upon selection of the main menu item, configuring a second virtual jog dial having a sub radius and displaying sub menus for the main menu along the sub radius of the second virtual jog dial.

Specifically, the main menu and the sub-menu items are searched in a predetermined rotation direction and rotational displacement of the first and second virtual jog dials according to the rotation of the jog dial provided in the terminal control unit, and the vertical direction of the jog dial provided in the terminal control unit. It is characterized by being selected by the directional displacement.

Specifically, the first and second virtual jog dials are characterized in that a cursor indicating menu items is formed.

Specifically, the first and second virtual jog dials may further display menu identification information of a menu item currently indicated therein.

Specifically, the first virtual jog dial for the indication of the main menu and the second virtual jog dial for the indication of the sub menu have different radii and are configured at different positions.

In addition, the jog dial type menu search apparatus according to the present invention,
A navigation terminal, comprising: a jog dial provided in an operation unit of the terminal; Display control means for displaying a virtual jog dial matching the jog dial and at least one menu along a dial radius of the virtual jog dial on a menu search screen of the terminal; And control means for interlocking the virtual jog dial according to the rotation direction and the displacement information of the jog dial to enable search and selection of a menu.

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Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings as follows.

2 is a block diagram of a navigation terminal for the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the GPS receiver 102 receives predetermined location data transmitted by the plurality of GPS satellites 100 through an antenna to receive the navigation service, and transmits the received location data to the controller 110.

In addition, the sensor unit 104 includes a velocity sensor / gyro sensor, and the like, and detects a rotation angle and a speed of the vehicle, and transmits the detected velocity to the controller 110.

The key input unit 106 is a user interface that receives various key signals from a user or sets a driving route.

In addition, the key input unit 106 includes various function keys, a touch screen, a jog dial type search means, and the like, and is provided for menu search and selection.

The map data storage unit 108 stores map data and other additional information data. The map data storage unit 108 is generally implemented as a CD-ROM (Compack Disk-Read Only Memory).

The controller 110 controls the overall operation of the navigation system. To this end, the controller 110 determines the current position of the moving object using the received signal of the GPS receiver 102, and matches the determined current position of the moving object with the map data stored in the map data storage 108.

When the user inputs a starting point and a destination through the key input unit 106 or the like, the controller 110 refers to the map data stored in the map data storage unit 108 to determine the driving route from the current position of the moving object to the destination. The searched driving route is displayed on the display unit 114 by an electronic map through the display driver 112.

In addition, the control unit is configured to receive a key signal input from a function key or a jog dial input through the key input unit 106 to be displayed on the display unit 113. The display unit 114 is a display means having an On Screen Display (OSD) function, for example, a liquid crystal display device.

In addition, the memory 111 stores a program and various data for operating the system normally.

In addition, the driving path of the moving object is guided while outputting the guide voice to the speaker 118 through the voice guide unit 116.

The navigation system as described above receives GPS satellite signals from a plurality of GPS satellites 100 disposed on the earth, and tracks the driving trajectory by grasping the current position and driving direction of the vehicle. And it is a service that provides the vehicle user with the shortest distance route to reach the destination through the driving route from the starting point.

Such a navigation system additionally includes a TV reception function, a radio function, a telephone function, and an information storage function, so that menus should be provided for convenient selection of various functions. To this end, the menu form implemented on the screen of the display unit 114 is preferably implemented in a form that matches the key of the key input unit 106.

To this end, the user inputs the jog dial type menu searching means on the key input unit 106, and configures the jog dial type menu indicating means on the screen to arrange the menus along the dial radius of the indicating means. Intuitively rotating the menu retrieval means makes it possible to retrieve menus within a radius indicated by the cursor of the menu support means.

Specifically, the jog dial type menu searching apparatus and method of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 3, the jog dial 210 is provided as a menu searching means in the key input unit, and the virtual jog dial 220 is displayed as a menu indicating means matching the jog dial 210 on the screen 200 of the display unit. And a cursor 221 and menu items 211 to 216 are displayed on both sides of the rotation radius R3 of the virtual jog dial 220.

The jog dial 210 includes a rotation function and a push switch function. For example, the jog dial 210 searches a menu through the rotation function and selects a menu searched through the push switch function.

In addition, a title 201 indicating menu information is assigned to the upper portion of the screen 200 of the display unit, and the virtual jog dial 220 is embodied in a circle shape with a predetermined radius in the center of the screen, and the virtual jog dial 220 At one end of the), a cursor 221 protrudes to indicate a menu item.

Left and right menu items 214 to 216 and 211 to 213 are implemented in the rotation radius of the virtual jog dial 220. For example, the right menu items 211 to 213 of the virtual jog dial 220 are viewed from the user's point of view. ) Is the upper menu, and the left menu items 214 to 216 are implemented as lower menus. That is, the right menu item has a higher priority than the left menu item. Here, the cursor 221 of the virtual jog dial 220 initially indicates a right top menu item so that a user may easily access a menu corresponding to the highest priority.

Also, the right menu items 211 to 213 have the highest priority menu at the highest level and are gradually lowered in clockwise direction (R1), and the left menu items 214 to 216 have the highest priority item at the highest priority and counterclockwise direction ( Step down to R2). In this way, the priority is arranged in the menu according to the accessibility of the user.

Here, the priority of the menu item may be arranged in a clockwise direction from the right menu item to the left menu item or in a counterclockwise direction from the left clock item to the right menu item.

If the user manipulates the jog dial 210 at a constant displacement in a clockwise direction, the virtual jog dial 220 and the cursor 221 instruct menu items while rotating by a predetermined displacement in a clockwise direction R1. Menu items are identified by color and the like, unlike other menu items.

At this time, the menu item indicated by the cursor 221 of the virtual jog dial 220 is intuitively selected using the jog dial 210. For example, the jog dial 210 is rotated (R) to make the virtual jog dial ( When 220 indicates to menu item 2, the menu item 2 indicated by the cursor 221 changes color, and in this state, the menu item 2 is selected by the vertical displacement (pressing) of the jog dial 210. It is done. Here, when the menu item 2 is the main menu, the menu proceeds to the sub menu item, but when the menu item 2 is the sub menu item, the corresponding program operates.

Similarly, when the virtual jog dial 220 is operated in the counterclockwise direction R2 instead of the clockwise direction R1, the virtual jog dial 220 and the cursor 221 rotate in the counterclockwise direction, and the menu items 4 and 5 are used. , 6, and so on. In this case, when a specific menu item is selected, a menu item indicated by the cursor is selected to display a submenu of the corresponding menu item.

In this way, the cursor 221 of the virtual jog dial 220 is rotated corresponding to the direction in which the external jog dial 210 is rotated to intuitively select a menu, and the menu item indicated by the cursor 221 may be used. By changing the color, it is displayed visually.

4 is an example of implementing a submenu with a virtual jog dial type according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, a plurality of sub-menus 202 are horizontally disposed in the sub-radius R4 of the virtual jog dial 240 on the screen 200. That is, the submenus 232 are sequentially arranged along the sub radius R4.

Here, since the main menu provides the virtual jog dial in a substantially circular form and arranges the main menu items around the circumference thereof, the sub menu 202 has the virtual jog dial 240 provided in a semicircle shape or less and the semicircle circumference thereof. Since the sub menu items 232 are arranged in the shape, the shapes of the virtual jog dial of the main menu and the virtual jog dial of the sub menu are configured differently according to the menu division.

At this time, when the user rotates the jog dial 210 in the clockwise direction (R1), the cursor moves while selecting a menu in order from the top menu to the bottom submenu, and when the user rotates the counterclockwise direction (R2), the bottom You will move from menu to top menu in order.

Here, the main menu items of FIG. 3 may be disposed in both directions with respect to the virtual jog dial, and the submenu items of FIG. 4 may be arranged in only one direction with respect to the virtual jog dial. The rotation radius R3 of the virtual jog dial of the main menu may be equal to or smaller than the rotation radius R4 of the virtual jog dial of the submenu.

In addition, a cursor indicating the menu may be implemented in the inner region 241 of the virtual jog dial 240 of FIG. 4, or the menu selection may be instructed through color inversion or darkening.

5 is a view showing another configuration of the main menu according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the virtual jog dial 220 includes the indication information on the menu information indicated by the current cursor 221, and thus the user may easily recognize the currently selected menu.

For example, when menu 1 is selected as shown in FIG. 5, the indication information 222 of “1” is displayed in a relatively large shape within the virtual jog dial radius, so that the user can more easily recognize the selected menu. This allows the virtual jog dial to display the icon or priority of the menu item indicated by the current cursor.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a jog dial type menu search method according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, when the menu search mode is selected (S201), menu items are displayed within a predetermined radius around the virtual jog dial of the screen (S203). At this time, after confirming whether or not the jog dial is rotated (S205), when the jog dial is rotated as a result, the cursor of the virtual jog dial is rotated according to the degree of rotation to indicate specific menu items (S207).

Also, it is checked whether the jog dial is selected (S209), and when a specific menu item is selected by the push switch function through the jog dial, the submenus of the selected menu item are displayed within the sub radius of the virtual jog dial ( S211). When the menu item is selected, the push button may be selected as another separate switch function even though the push function of the jog dial is not necessarily used.

Specifically, a screen configuration example of the navigation system to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9.

FIG. 7 is a front configuration diagram of the navigation system terminal. The CD tech 251 is provided on the case 250, and the screen 200 is provided with function keys 252 and 253 on both sides. Here, the function keys include FM, AM / CD, Tuner / TRACK, MOZEN / SOS, navigation menu / destination, current location / previous, phone / info, and the like.

As an example in which the main menu according to the present invention is provided, the jog dial 210 may be rotated clockwise (R1) or counterclockwise (R2) among the key input units provided in the terminal case 250. The cursor 221 of the virtual jog dial 220 which rotates with 210 instructs the menu items to be selected along the left or right radius.

For example, "INFO" is displayed on the upper side of the screen 200 as a title 201 for menu search, and received information and added to both sides around the virtual jog dial 220 on the lower screen. Menus such as functions, environment settings, vehicle diagnostics, consumables management, and voice messages are implemented. The menu on the right of the menus is arranged in the order of reception information, additional functions, and environment setting items, and the menu on the left is arranged in the order of vehicle diagnosis, consumable management, and voice message items.

If the reception information is indicated by the cursor 221 of the virtual jog dial 220, the color of the reception information is inverted or displayed as a bar. In this case, when the jog dial 210 is selected to select a corresponding menu, a sub menu is displayed. do. Here, if the current state is maintained for a predetermined time without pressing the jog dial 210, a corresponding menu item may be selected.

FIG. 8A illustrates a submenu configuration when a main menu item is a registration point as an example of a submenu implementation of the present invention. The registration point item 202 of the main menu is displayed at the top of the screen, and the sub menus 231 are sequentially displayed within the sub radius of the virtual jog dial 240 at the bottom. Here, the sub-radius of the virtual jog dial 240 is displayed in the form of a semi-circle on one side of the screen, for example, may be the entire left side, or the virtual jog dial in the form of a semi-circle on the other entire lower or lower left and right corners. Can also be displayed.

As shown in (b) of FIG. 8, the virtual jog dial 240 for indicating a sub-menu of “registration point” on the screen 200 and a plurality of sub-menus 231 are displayed in a horizontal direction in a sub-radius thereof. Configuration. At this time, the cursor advances from sub menu 1 to 6 or moves from sub menu 6 to sub menu 1 depending on whether the external jog dial is rotated clockwise or counter clockwise.

Here, a cursor may be embodied in the virtual jog dial for the sub menu or may be distinguished by simply changing the color information of the sub menu without implementing the cursor.

9 is another configuration example of the main menu according to the present invention, in which menu identification information is added inside a radius of a virtual jog dial. 222 is displayed.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the number of virtual jog dials may be implemented in at least one, and at least one menu may be arranged horizontally (or vertically) according to the radius of the virtual jog dial, and the shape of the virtual jog dial is necessarily It may also include an elliptical shape or the like rather than a circular shape.

Then, it is preferable that the rotational direction and the rotational displacement of the cursor of the jog dial and the virtual jog dial move substantially the same.

So far, the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains to the detailed description of the present invention and other forms of embodiments within the essential technical scope of the present invention. Could be implemented. Here, the essential technical scope of the present invention is shown in the claims, and all differences within the equivalent range will be construed as being included in the present invention.

According to the method and apparatus for searching a jog dial type menu according to the present invention as described above, by configuring a virtual jog dial to match the jog dial provided in the terminal, by arranging menu items along the rotation radius of the virtual jog dial In addition, the user can intuitively navigate and select a menu using the jog dial.

In addition, menu items are displayed differently from other menu items according to the movement of the virtual jog dial, and menu identification information is added to the inside of the virtual jog dial to facilitate menu search and selection.                     

In addition, since the rotation radius of the virtual jog dial is configured differently for the main menu and the sub menu, the main menu and the sub menu can be distinguished intuitively.

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Configuring a virtual jog dial for displaying menu instructions on a screen of the terminal, and arranging at least one menu item along a rotation radius of the configured virtual jog dial; Rotating the jog dial provided in the terminal operating unit in a predetermined rotational direction and a predetermined displacement to search for a menu; Jog dials comprising the step of indicating the menu items by moving the cursor of the virtual jog dial in the same direction and the same displacement in conjunction with the operation of the predetermined rotation direction and displacement of the jog dial provided in the terminal operation unit; How to search the Type menu. The method of claim 1, The virtual jog dial indicates a specific menu item while the cursor rotates clockwise or counterclockwise according to the rotation direction of the jog dial provided in the terminal control unit, and by pressing the jog dial of the terminal control unit for a specific menu item. A jog dial type menu search method characterized in that it is selected. The method of claim 1, The jog dial type menu search method of the virtual jog dial, wherein at least one menu item is disposed along a rotation radius in a left / right direction, and a right menu item has a higher priority than a left menu item. The method of claim 3, wherein The right menu item is assigned a priority in a clockwise direction, and the left menu item is assigned a priority in a counterclockwise direction. In a navigation terminal, Configuring a first virtual jog dial on a screen of the terminal for searching a menu for functions provided to the terminal, and displaying at least one main menu item along a rotation radius of the first virtual jog dial; Upon selection of the main menu item, configuring a second virtual jog dial having a sub radius, and displaying sub menus for the main menu along the sub radius of the second virtual jog dial. How to navigate the dial type menu. The method of claim 5, The main menu and sub-menu items are searched by a predetermined rotation direction and rotational displacement of the first and second virtual jog dials according to the rotation of the jog dial provided in the terminal control unit, and the vertical menu displacement of the jog dial provided in the terminal control unit. Jog dial type menu search method, characterized in that the selected. The method of claim 5, A jog dial type menu search method according to claim 1, wherein cursors indicating menu items are formed in the first and second virtual jog dials. The method of claim 5, The first and second virtual jog dials further display menu identification information for a menu item currently instructed therein. The method of claim 5, The first virtual jog dial for the indication of the main menu and the second virtual jog dial for the indication of the sub menu have different radii and are configured at different positions. In a navigation terminal, A jog dial provided in an operation unit of the terminal; Display control means for displaying a virtual jog dial matching the jog dial and at least one menu along a dial radius of the virtual jog dial on a menu search screen of the terminal; And a control means for interlocking the virtual jog dial according to the rotation direction and the displacement information of the jog dial to enable search and selection of a menu.

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