KR101470027B1 - Operating apparatus for a vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle operating device capable of easily and easily operating a vehicle loading device mounted on a vehicle to support a navigation system, an audio and video system, an air conditioner, a wireless communication function, .

1. It is possible to operate the operation button of the display unit without moving the finger by only moving the finger while fixing the hand on the operation unit, thereby minimizing the load on the hand.

2. A desired operation button can be selected even if the finger image is not aligned with the operation button of the display section, so that the selection of the operation button is easy.

3. A finger-shaped finger insertion portion is formed on the operation portion, and each operation portion of the finger insertion portion is provided with an operation switch which can be pushed and rotated by a finger, so that the user can intuitively operate the switch.

4. The number of operation buttons and area can be reduced by enabling the user to effectively use five fingers and adjusting the size of the finger image superimposed on the display unit to fit the operation screen, and the visibility of the background screen and operation menu button Can be improved.

5. It is possible to provide a GUI suitable for the driver or the assistant driver by determining which of the two pointing devices installed on the operating portion is in contact with the operator.

An operation section, a display section, an operation button, a finger image

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to an operating apparatus for a vehicle,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle operation apparatus, and more particularly, to a vehicle operation apparatus that is easy for a driver to understand and easy to operate.

In recent years, automobiles have been equipped with a variety of AV systems in line with this trend, as the latest automobiles are transformed into spaces that allow them to enjoy their own leisure time in modern days.

In particular, there is an era in which vehicles can enjoy real-time traffic information as well as various kinds of entertainment such as sending and receiving e-mails, receiving information via the Internet, receiving remote diagnosis service for vehicles, digital music and games, watching TV and watching movies .

Therefore, the AV system installed in the vehicle can be used by suitably connecting a liquid crystal monitor including a touch screen type, a video, an audio, a CD change, a navigation system, a DVD player, a satellite broadcast set-top box, Wireless communication function, voice recognition, text voice change function, and so on.

In addition, in order to facilitate the operation of these devices, a remote touch panel type operation screen capable of implementing necessary functions by touching a screen on which various functions are displayed is provided (Touch Screen method).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-156950 discloses that an image of a user's hand is picked up by a CCD camera or the like on an operation unit on which a touch panel is mounted and the operation menu image is overlaid on a display unit for display, The operation switch of the operating portion can be operated as desired while viewing the display portion.

Since the patent is operated in an absolute coordinate system, it is easy to reach the target point by the touch panel, the buttons can be freely arranged in the screen, and the movement of the line of sight is less since the operator does not need to check the operation part.

However, the above patent has the following disadvantages.

1. When the size of the operating portion (touch panel) is smaller than the size of the display portion due to the limitation of the movement of the hand and the layout of the hand during operation and the visibility of the operation screen is deteriorated because the image size of the hand displayed on the display portion is larger than that of the operation portion do.

2. As the image size of the hand increases, the number of menu buttons to enter the operation screen of the touch panel is small, so that the number of operation steps becomes very large and the operation is troublesome.

3. There is no sense of feedback when the touch panel is depressed.

4. It is difficult to recognize the operation screen because the hand display is displayed on the display depending on the state of the finger being bent or the imaging environment.

5. Since the image size of the hand is larger than the character size of the operation screen, it is difficult to select the character when inputting characters, and it is difficult to fix the hand at the position by adjusting the hand image to the target position coordinates.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an image processing apparatus, And it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle operation device capable of improving the visibility of an operation screen and reducing the number of operation steps by increasing the number of buttons.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle operating device capable of improving a feeling of operation by using a mechanical switch (jog dial switch) with a feedback feeling.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle operation device in which the operation portion is formed to be depressed according to the shape of a finger, thereby allowing the user to intuitively recognize the operation.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle operation device capable of preventing erroneous operation by allowing a finger image to move in accordance with the joy stick of the operation portion and causing the tip of the finger image to always be positioned on the operation button.

The above-described object is achieved by a display device comprising: an operation portion including at least one operation switch and a pointing device;

A display unit for displaying at least one or more finger images with an operation button and a pointer for operating various vehicle loading devices on the operation screen;

And a display control section which receives a signal from the operation switch and the pointing device and superimposes and controls the operation button and the finger image on the operation screen of the display section.

Advantages and effects of the vehicle operation device according to the present invention by the above-mentioned problem solving means will be described as follows.

1. By manipulating the operation button by moving the finger of the display unit by moving only the finger while fixing the hand on the operation unit, there is no need to check the operation unit, so that the movement of the line of sight is small and the desired operation can do.

2. A desired operation button can be selected even if the finger image is not aligned with the operation button of the display section, so that the selection of the operation button is easy.

3. A finger-shaped finger insertion portion is formed in the operation portion, and an operation switch which is mechanically pushed and turned can be provided for each groove portion of the finger insertion portion, so that the user can intuitively operate the switch via each finger, Can be accurately and quickly recognized.

4. The number of operation buttons and area can be reduced by enabling the user to effectively use five fingers and adjusting the size of the finger image superimposed and displayed on the display unit to fit the operation screen, Visibility can be improved.

5. It is possible to provide a GUI suitable for the driver or the assistant driver by determining which of the two pointing devices installed on the operating portion is in contact with the operator.

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an operating device for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle operating device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the user operates the operation unit. Fig.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a vehicle operating apparatus capable of easily and easily operating a vehicle loading apparatus mounted on a vehicle in order to support a navigation system, an audio and video system, an air conditioner and a wireless communication function.

Particularly, the present invention relates to a vehicle operating apparatus capable of stably and accurately operating while viewing only the display section 14 without looking at the operating section in a state where a hand is fixed to the operating section.

To this end, the vehicular operating device according to the present invention comprises an operating unit 10, a display control unit 13, a display unit 14, and a loader base unit 15. The operating unit 10 and the display unit 14 are disposed at appropriate positions And the fingers located on the operation unit 10 are displayed on the operation screen of the display unit 14 in a superimposed manner to operate the convenience devices of various vehicles.

The operating portion 10 can be installed on a cover portion of an armrest (ARM REST), for example, a glove box 20, in which a driver can comfortably seat his / her arm to reduce an operation load. More precisely, The glove box 20 is positioned on the front end of the cover of the glove box 20 and its front surface so that the pointer of the display section 14 can be remotely adjusted by moving only the finger while being attached to the front end of the glove box 20 cover.

The manipulation unit 10 includes a finger insertion unit 18 having at least one groove recessed therein so as to be able to insert a finger, a finger, and a finger. The finger insertion unit 18 includes a glove box 20, It is located on the front side of the front end of the cover.

An operation switch is provided at the lower end of the finger insertion section 18. The operation switch is a JOG dial switch that can be operated by a push and a wheel so as to be pressed or rotated by a finger tip, The operation switch has a built-in touch sensor so that the finger can be contacted.

The jog dial switch 12 performs a selection and a determination function by a push operation and a step up / down function such as a volume and a temperature regulation by a wheel operation, and can perform an optimized operation in accordance with the operation function.

The operation unit 10 includes a joystick 11 used as a pointing device for freely moving an image position of a finger. The joystick 11 controls the position of the pointer, 18, with the index finger, stop finger, ring finger, and little finger inserted.

The joystick 11 can be operated in the up, down, left, right and oblique directions by the thumb, and can be installed on both sides of the front end of the glove box 20 so that the right thumb of the driver and the left thumb of the passenger have.

The joystick 11 has a built-in touch sensor for detecting whether or not the finger is touching.

Here, the thumb is responsible for the operation of the joystick 11 which controls the position of the pointer, and the index finger, the stop, the finger and the little finger are operated by the jog dial switch 12 for selecting and operating the operation button 16 of the operation screen It is responsible for the operation.

Therefore, the operator can remotely operate the operation button 16 displayed on the display unit 14 without looking at the operation unit 10 while the driver holds the right hand on the operation unit 10 while the driver is driving.

The display control unit 13 receives the coordinate signal from the joystick 11 and the operation and contact signal from the jog dial switch 12 and controls the display unit 14 to superimpose the finger image 17 on the operation screen, And carries out control of the vehicle loader base 15.

The display unit 14 is an LCD panel which is mounted at a remote place so as to reduce the movement of the line of sight while the driver is sitting comfortably and improve the visibility of the display information, An operation button is displayed.

A pointer is displayed on the display unit 14 for remotely operating the operating unit 10 without touching the hands of the driver or the like directly to the LCD panel. The pointer is displayed as a finger image 17, 17 are superimposed on the operation screen.

At this time, the position of the finger is moved by the relative coordinate system, so that the size of the finger image 17 can be freely adjusted and adjusted to an appropriate size.

In addition, the image of the display unit 14 can be displayed on a Head Up Display (HUD).

The vehicle loader unit 15 is an overall electric device mounted on a vehicle other than an AVN (Audio Visual Navigation) and an air conditioner.

The operation and effect of the vehicular operating apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described as follows.

6 is a schematic view showing a screen of a display unit when a finger is not fully contacted with an operation unit, and Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing the operation of the present invention Figs. 8 and 9 are schematic diagrams for explaining the operation of the jog dial switch of the present invention and the function distribution of each switch, and Fig. 10 is a schematic view for explaining the operation of the present invention Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing a state in which a character is input according to the operation of the jog dial switch of Fig.

It is very easy for the user to touch the finger insertion portion 18 of the operation portion 10 and the finger insertion portion 18 is formed by the finger insertion portion 18, The operation switch is provided at the lower end of each groove portion of the groove, and once the finger is inserted, the operability is improved by operating the operation switch without changing its position.

5, the display control unit 13 receives a signal from a touch sensor built in the jog dial switch 12 of the finger insertion unit 18, and receives at least one finger from the finger of the operation unit 10 When it is judged that the touch panel is in contact with the insertion portion, the operation menu button and the finger image 17 are superimposed on the background image on the display portion 14. [

6, when it is determined that the finger is completely removed from the operation unit 10 by receiving the detection signal of the touch sensor, the display control unit 13 displays unnecessary information or an operation menu button on the display unit 14 I never do that.

The user can freely move the position of the finger image 17 displayed on the screen of the display unit 14 by using the joystick 11 of the operating unit 10 with the thumb.

At this time, at least one or more finger images (17) displayed on the display unit (14) by the touch sensor move simultaneously with the operation of the joystick (11).

The display control unit 13 receives a signal from a contact sensor of the joystick 11 installed on the left side of the operation unit 10 (closer to the driver's seat) and on the right side (closer to the driver's seat) It is possible to judge whether or not the contact is made.

That is, when the thumb is touched to the left joystick 11, it is determined that the driver is operating the operation unit 10, and when the thumb is touched to the right joystick 11, the passenger It is determined that the operation unit 10 is being operated.

When only a part of the fingers are in contact with the jog dial switch 12 of the finger insertion unit in the operation unit 10, the contact fingers are superimposed on the screen in a superimposed manner so as to distinguish the contact fingers and the non-contact fingers from each other on the display unit 14 , The non-contact fingertip can be superimposed transparently except for the outline.

In addition, the function of the operation button can be changed according to the operation of the jog dial switch 12 of the operation unit 10. [

For example, as shown in Fig. 7, the operation button display area 21 is fixed and displayed on the operation button display area 21 by the operation (push operation) of the jog dial switch 12 located on the little finger A navigation button among the operation buttons being selected can be selected to display the operation menu button of the navigation.

The display control unit 13 receives the operation signals from the jog dial switches 12 provided in the respective groove portions of the finger insertion unit 18 and controls the operation buttons 16 of the respective display units 14 and the finger images 17 in a one- So as to correspond to each other.

Therefore, even if the index finger image 17 displayed on the display unit 14 is not aligned with the operation button 16 on the rightmost screen of the display unit 14, if the jog dial switch 12 is pressed by the index finger, The image 17 is automatically adjusted to the rightmost operation button 16 and operated.

8, when the finger image 17 is located at the upper half of the screen of the display unit 14, the operation menu button on the upper part of the display unit 14 is operated by the jog dial switch 12, When the image 17 is located at the lower half of the screen of the display unit 14, the operation menu button at the lower part of the display unit 14 is operated by the jog dial switch 12 as shown in Fig.

Thus, even if the finger image 17 is not matched to each operation menu button on the screen of the display unit 14, the jog dial switch 12 located on each finger is set to correspond one-to-one with the operation menu button, Can be minimized.

Then, it is possible to display, in a line, which operation menu button the finger image 17 relates to.

It is also possible to increase the size or size of the menu button related to the contact and manipulation of the joystick 11 and the jog dial switch 12 or to make contact with and manipulation of the joystick 11 and the jog dial switch 12 It is possible to improve the visibility of the screen information by displaying the unrelated menu button in a semi-transparent manner or by reducing the size of the button.

When the user desires to release the menu button related to the contact and manipulation of the joystick 11 and the jog dial switch 12, the finger image 17 is superimposed on another menu button or the finger is moved away from the operation unit 10 .

10, at least one or more of the finger images 17 are always displayed on the character input button 12 by the wheel operation (up & down) of the jog dial switch 12 and the left and right operation of the joystick 11, It is possible to prevent an erroneous operation due to the overlapping of the finger images 17 between the two buttons.

FIG. 11 is a plan view and a side view showing the structure of an operation unit according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing a state in which the operation unit is operated in FIG.

The operation unit 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention may have a hemispherical case 100 structure such as a mouse of a PC and can be used to insert a finger, The finger insertion portion 180 is formed to be concave.

A jog dial switch 120 is provided at an end of the finger inserting unit 180 so that a push and a wheel can be operated to select and operate the operation button 16 on the screen of the display unit 14.

A jog dial switch 120 may be provided on each side of the operation unit 10 and a jog dial switch 120 on the left side of the operation unit 10 may be operated by a driver. The jog dial switch 120 can be operated by the assistant driver.

A position sensor 19 is provided on the bottom of the operation unit 10 to detect position coordinates,

The position coordinates can be detected by a well-known optical or pointing device. The joystick 11 can be constructed on the bottom surface of the operation unit 10 and the operation unit 10 itself can be operated in the up, down, left, right, and oblique directions.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, And all of the various forms of embodiments that can be practiced without departing from the technical spirit.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing an operating device for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle operation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the operation portion in Fig.

4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a user operates the operation portion

5 is a schematic view showing a screen of the display unit when the finger is not fully contacted with the operation unit

Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing a display change of an operation button and a finger image when the finger touches the operation unit in Fig. 5

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a display transition of an operation button and a finger image according to the operation of the operation switch of the present invention

8 and 9 are schematic diagrams for explaining the operation of the jog dial switch of the present invention and the function distribution of each switch

10 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a character is input according to the operation of the jog dial switch of the present invention

11 is a plan view and a side view showing a structure of an operating portion according to another embodiment of the present invention

Fig. 12 is a schematic view showing the operation of the operation unit in Fig.

Description of the Related Art

10: Operation part 11: Joystick

12,120: Jog dial switch 13: Display control section

14: display unit 15: car loader donation

16: operation button 17: finger image

18,180: finger insertion part 19: position detection sensor

20: glove box 21: operation button display area

100: Case

Claims (7)

An operation portion (10) including at least one operation switch and a pointing device; An operation button (16) for operating various vehicle loading devices on the operation screen and a display section (14) for displaying at least one or more finger images (17) with a pointer; And a display control section (13) for receiving a signal from the operation switch and the pointing device and superimposing and controlling the operation button (16) and the finger image (17) on an operation screen of the display section (14). The manipulation apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the manipulation unit (10) includes a finger insertion unit (18) having at least one groove formed therein so that a finger, a finger, and a little finger can be inserted. The operating device for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the operating switches are provided in the respective groove portions of the finger inserting portion (18) so as to be individually operable by the respective fingers. The jog dial switch according to claim 1, wherein the operation switch is a jog dial switch (12) capable of performing push and wheel operations for selecting and determining operations of the operation button (16) (17) can be individually operated in the vertical direction. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a touch sensor is incorporated in the operation switch, and the display control unit (13) receives the detection signal from the touch sensor and identifies whether or not the finger is touchable on the display unit Operating device. The display control unit according to claim 1, wherein the finger image (17) of the display unit (14) is individually controlled by at least one operation switch, and the display control unit (13) 16 so that the operation buttons 16 corresponding to the respective finger images 17 are automatically executed by the operation of the operation switches 17 even if the finger images 17 are not aligned with the operation buttons 16 To the vehicle. [3] The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit (10) comprises a semi-spherical case structure in which a position sensor (19) for detecting position coordinates on a bottom surface is incorporated, Wherein at least one jog dial switch (120) is provided to enable the operation of the vehicle.

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