JP4548325B2 - In-vehicle display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle display device, and more particularly to an in-vehicle display device in which a direction input unit for scrolling a screen is arranged on an outer frame of a touch panel.

  The in-vehicle display device displays various information such as map information by a car navigation system, traffic jam information by VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System), weather information by FM multiplex broadcasting, and DVD video.

  In particular, a car that guides the vehicle to the destination while displaying the vehicle position measured by a GPS (Global Positioning System), a gyroscope, etc., and map information stored in an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) etc. on the display. The navigation system has a function for selecting a menu item consisting of a plurality of layers for setting a destination, a scroll function for browsing a map around the current location, a map information screen, an audio screen or a traffic information screen, etc. A function of switching in a predetermined order is provided.

  The in-vehicle display device includes a plurality of escutcheon switches or a remote controller so that the menu selection function, the scroll function, or the screen switching function can be smoothly used. In particular, in-vehicle display devices with touch panels are formed with soft buttons of various shapes and sizes on the display screen, reducing the number of button switches handled at one time, and graphics that are easy for the operator to understand intuitively. The use of the menu selection function, scroll function or screen switching function is made easier to understand by using expressions.

Furthermore, the in-vehicle display device provided with the touch panel has a direction button for operating a scroll function superimposed on a screen for displaying map information, and one of the direction buttons indicating the direction that the operator wants to scroll is displayed. A technique is known in which a screen is scrolled in a direction by a touch operation, and the scroll is continued until an operator touches a position other than a direction button on a touch panel (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-31823 A

  However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, the operator needs to gaze at the display screen in order to perform a touch operation by confirming the exact position of the direction button in order to start scrolling. Not suitable for operation. In addition, since the direction button is displayed superimposed on the map information, there is a problem that the map information of that portion is difficult to visually recognize.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle display device capable of operating a function related to direction input without gazing at a screen.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a vehicle-mounted display device according to the first invention is a vehicle-mounted display device having a function related to direction input, a coordinate input unit for inputting two-dimensional coordinate information by a touch operation, A direction input unit for inputting a direction, the direction input unit being arranged in a predetermined direction with respect to the center of the coordinate input unit. When an input is made on a member, the function related to the direction input is executed assuming that the input is made in the corresponding predetermined direction.

  Moreover, 2nd invention is a vehicle-mounted display apparatus which concerns on 1st invention, The function regarding the said direction input is the function to scroll a screen, the function to select a menu item, or the function to switch a some screen in predetermined order It is characterized by being.

  Moreover, 3rd invention is a vehicle-mounted display apparatus which concerns on 1st or 2nd invention, The said coordinate input part is a substantially rectangular touch panel, The said direction input part is the said substantially rectangular touch panel. It is arranged on at least one of the frame members along the four sides.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the in-vehicle display device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the predetermined direction is four directions, up, down, left, and right.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle-mounted display device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the direction input unit includes a contact pressure sensor that detects a contact pressure, and the screen is displayed according to the contact pressure. The scrolling speed, the moving speed of menu selection, or the screen switching speed is changed.

  With the above-described means, the present invention can provide an in-vehicle display device that can operate a function related to direction input without gazing at the screen.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the in-vehicle display device according to the first embodiment. The in-vehicle display device 100 includes a coordinate input unit 1 and direction input switches 2 to 5.

  The coordinate input unit 1 is a touch panel or the like arranged on a display screen of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). By touching an arbitrary point on the touch panel with a finger, for example, with the upper left corner of the touch panel as a coordinate origin, The XY coordinate of the touched point is output as a coordinate input value to a control unit (not shown).

  The direction input unit includes four-direction input switches, that is, an upper direction input switch 2, a right direction input switch 3, a lower direction input switch 4, and a left direction input switch 5. The direction input switches 2 to 5 are integrally disposed on the outer frame of the coordinate input unit 1 (referred to as an escutcheon part of the in-vehicle display device 100 or a touch panel frame member), and the upper direction input switch 2 is used for coordinate input. The right direction input switch 3, the down direction input switch 4, and the left direction input switch 5 are disposed in the entire upper frame of the right frame, the lower frame, and the left frame, respectively.

  When pressed, the direction input unit scrolls the display screen, moves a cursor or item displayed on the screen, or switches the display screen. “Switching the display screen” means that a plurality of screens such as a map information screen, a traffic information screen, and a destination search screen are cyclically displayed in a predetermined order.

  When the on-vehicle display device 100 is touched on the coordinate input unit 1, the screen is scrolled around the coordinate point, an item at the coordinate point is selected, or an icon at the coordinate point is selected. It is also possible to have a function by a touch operation for executing a function corresponding to the above.

  For example, when the map information is displayed, the in-vehicle display device 100 once touches an arbitrary coordinate point of the coordinate input unit 1 in order to switch between a function of scrolling the screen and a function of rotating the screen. It may be operated.

  In addition, when the map information is displayed on the screen, the in-vehicle display device 100 scrolls the display screen to the right when the right direction input switch 3 is pressed. The range scrolled by the above operation may be set to a predetermined width, or one display screen may be scrolled. If the range to be scrolled is constant, the operator can predict the range to be displayed after scrolling, and can scroll the display screen without paying attention.

  Further, the in-vehicle display device 100 may continue scrolling, moving items or cursors, or cyclic display of the screen while the right direction input switch 3 is pressed.

  In addition, the direction input unit includes a contact pressure sensor and changes the width and scrolling speed of the display screen by one input operation according to the detected contact pressure, or moves between items by the input operation. You may make it change a speed and the speed which switches a display screen.

  Since the direction input unit has a large switch size and can be clearly distinguished visually from the coordinate input unit 1, the operator can roughly determine the direction input unit without paying attention to the coordinate input unit 1 and the direction input unit. It is possible to press the direction input unit simply by recognizing the position. Further, since the right direction input switch 3 is arranged in the right frame and the like, the direction of scrolling and the direction of each position of the direction input switches 2 to 5 with respect to the center of the coordinate input unit 1 coincide with each other. A person can intuitively understand the position of the direction input unit and the operation content.

  In addition, since the coordinate input unit 1 and the direction input unit are separate members and have different materials, the operator can rely on the tactile sensation of the screen without visually checking the coordinate input unit 1 and the direction input unit. Scrolling, menu item selection, or screen switching can be performed.

  Next, cursor movement and item selection operations by the direction input unit will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the in-vehicle display device according to the second embodiment. Here, the same reference numerals are used for the same members as those of the in-vehicle display device 100 according to the first embodiment.

  The in-vehicle display device 200 includes a coordinate input unit 1, direction input switches 2 to 5, and a confirmation switch 16, and includes a confirmation switch 16 in the upper right corner of the outer frame in comparison with the in-vehicle display device 100. It is different. The in-vehicle display device 200 includes a name button 10, a 50 sound button 11, an address button 12, a telephone number button 13, a zip code button 14, and a genre button 15 as search conditions (menus) for performing a destination search. The display screen is switched to a screen corresponding to each button so as to arrange on the screen and execute a search based on them.

  The confirmation switch 16 is a switch for confirming the selection of the soft button on the display screen selected by the direction input unit, and has a size that can be distinguished from the other direction input switches 2 to 5 without gazing. Since it is arranged in the upper right corner of the frame, the operator can press down the confirmation switch 16 only by recognizing the approximate position of the confirmation switch 16 like the direction input unit.

  The name button 10 is a soft button for accessing a screen for searching for a destination from the name. The 50 sound button 11, the address button 12, the telephone number button 13, the postal code button 14, and the genre button 15 are Each is a soft button for accessing a screen for searching for a destination from 50 sounds, an address, a telephone number, a postal code, and a genre.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the destination search screen is displayed on the screen and the name button 10 is selected as an initial state, when the right input switch 3 is pressed, the in-vehicle display device 200 is Select the 50 sound button 11 on the right. Thereafter, when the confirmation switch 16 arranged in the upper right corner of the outer frame is pressed, the in-vehicle display device 200 confirms the selection of the 50 sound button 11 and displays a screen for searching for a destination based on the 50 sounds (not shown). .) Is displayed. The in-vehicle display device 200 may display a destination search screen based on a soft button corresponding to a coordinate point touch-operated on the coordinate input unit 1.

  As described above, the in-vehicle display device 200 can select the button displayed on the screen by the direction input switches 2 to 5 and can confirm the selection by the confirmation switch 16, so that the operator can temporarily select the soft button. As long as the general arrangement is grasped, the display screen can be switched by selecting a desired soft button via the switch arranged on the outer frame without paying attention to the display screen.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the in-vehicle display device according to the third embodiment. Here, the same reference numerals are used for the same members as those of the in-vehicle display device 100 according to the first embodiment.

  The in-vehicle display device 300 includes a display (not shown), a coordinate input unit 1 and direction input switches 2 to 9, and the coordinate input unit 1 is arranged separately from the display in comparison with the in-vehicle display device 100. The difference is that a right oblique upward switch 6, a right oblique downward switch 7, a left oblique downward switch 8 and a left oblique upward switch 9 are provided at the four corners of the outer frame.

  In the vehicle-mounted display device 300, for example, the coordinate input unit 1 and the direction input switches 2 to 9 are arranged on the center console, and the display is arranged on the instrument panel as usual. The operator performs scrolling of the display screen and screen switching operation while watching the display occasionally without paying attention to the coordinate input unit 1 and the direction input switches 2 to 9.

  Further, the four diagonal direction switches 6 to 9 are used when the screen display is scrolled in the diagonal direction and the cursor or the like is moved diagonally. Since the four oblique direction switches 6 to 9 are respectively arranged at the corners of the outer frame, the operator does not need to operate the switches while gazing at the positions of the switches, so that the general position of the entire direction input unit is memorized. You can operate the switch if you keep it in one corner of the field of view.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the in-vehicle display device according to the fourth embodiment. Here, the same reference numerals are used for the same members as those of the in-vehicle display device 100 according to the first embodiment.

  The in-vehicle display device 400 includes a coordinate input unit 1, outer frames 2 and 5, and direction input switches 20 to 23. In comparison with the in-vehicle display device 100, the direction input switches 20 to 23 include the right frame and the lower frame. It is different in that it is aggregated.

  The direction input switches 20 to 23 include an upper direction input switch 20, a lower direction input switch 21, a right direction input switch 22, and a left direction input switch 23. Since the direction input switches 20 to 23 are arranged on the right outer frame and the lower outer frame of the in-vehicle display device 400, when the operator is a driver in a right-hand drive vehicle, the direction input switches 20 to 23 are easy to operate near the operator. It has become. In addition, since the direction in which the scroll is performed and the direction of each position of the direction input switches 20 to 23 with respect to the center of the coordinate input unit 1 coincide with each other, the operator intuitively determines the position and operation content of the direction input unit. Can understand. Note that the direction input switches 20 to 23 may be all arranged in the right frame when the operator is a driver in a right-hand drive vehicle.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and substitutions can be made to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Can be added.

  For example, although the above embodiment describes a case where the shape of the display is rectangular, it may be other shapes such as a circle or an octagon, and the direction input unit arranged on the outer frame also has four directions, 8 In addition to the direction, it may be an aspect in which a larger number of directions can be input, or may be an aspect limited to the upper and lower two directions and the left and right two directions.

  Moreover, although the above-mentioned embodiment is not provided with an escutcheon switch, an escutcheon switch is provided between the direction input unit (outer frame) and the coordinate input unit 1 or further outside the direction input unit (outer frame). May be.

It is FIG. (1) which shows the structural example of a vehicle-mounted display apparatus. It is FIG. (2) which shows the structural example of a vehicle-mounted display apparatus. It is FIG. (3) which shows the structural example of a vehicle-mounted display apparatus. It is FIG. (4) which shows the structural example of a vehicle-mounted display apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

1 Coordinate input part 2 Up direction input switch (upper frame)
3 Right direction input switch (right frame)
4 Downward input switch (lower frame)
5 Left direction input switch (left frame)
6 Right diagonal up direction input switch 7 Right diagonal down direction input switch 8 Left diagonal down direction input switch 9 Left diagonal up direction input switch 10 Name button 11 50 sound button 12 Address button 13 Telephone number button 14 Zip code button 15 Genre button 16 Confirm switch 20 Up direction input switch 21 Down direction input switch 22 Right direction input switch 23 Left direction input switch 100, 200, 300, 400 In-vehicle display device

Claims (5)

An in-vehicle display device having a function related to direction input,
A coordinate input unit for inputting two-dimensional coordinate information by a touch operation;
Wherein enclose the coordinate input section, and includes a plurality of frame members for forming a plurality of independent depressible direction input section,
When each of the plurality of frame members is pressed, the function related to the direction input is executed on the assumption that an input is made in a direction corresponding to each direction of the plurality of frame members viewed from the coordinate input unit. ,
A vehicle-mounted display device.   The in-vehicle display device according to claim 1, wherein the function related to the direction input is a function of scrolling a screen, a function of selecting a menu item, or a function of switching a plurality of screens in a predetermined order. The coordinate input unit is a substantially rectangular touch panel,
The plurality of frame members are arranged to form at least one of the four sides of the substantially rectangular touch panel.
The in-vehicle display device according to claim 1 or 2.   The in-vehicle display according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein directions corresponding to the directions of the plurality of frame members viewed from the coordinate input unit are four directions of up, down, left, and right. apparatus. Each of the plurality of frame members includes a contact pressure sensor that detects a contact pressure,
Change the screen scrolling speed, menu selection moving speed or screen switching speed according to the contact pressure,
The in-vehicle display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the on-vehicle display device is provided.

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