JP4038064B2 - User interface control device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a technique for controlling a user interface using an input device capable of controlling a tactile sensation conveyed to a user.
[0002]
[Prior art]
At present, a large number of in-vehicle electronic devices such as an air conditioner, various audio devices, a navigation device, and a window opening / closing device are generally mounted on an automobile. Conventionally, the input device of each on-vehicle electronic device has been configured as a plurality of switches provided for each control item of the electronic device for each electronic device.
[0003]
For this reason, as the number of in-vehicle electronic devices increases, and as individual in-vehicle electronic devices become multifunctional, the number of switches to be operated by these users increases. It is troublesome for the user to find and operate a target switch from among such a large number of switches, and it is not preferable for preventing concentration on driving.
Therefore, recently, an attempt has been made to realize a common input device used for control input of a plurality of in-vehicle electronic devices and a plurality of control items of the in-vehicle electronic device, and to realize these controls as much as possible by input from the same input device. It has come to be.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Here, when the control input of the in-vehicle electronic device is to be performed from a single input device, there are the following problems.
That is, first, there are a variety of in-vehicle electronic devices as described above, and even if there is a single in-vehicle electronic device, there are various control items to be controlled by input from the input device. In addition, for each individual control item, a preferable operation feeling for humans to input the control item is different.
[0005]
Therefore, in order to perform input for controlling the in-vehicle electronic device from the same input device, for each of these various control items, an appropriate operation feeling corresponding to each control item is configured in the user interface. In order to improve the operability, it is important to realize this with a single input device together with appropriate consistency with the display that is the element of the above.
[0006]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a user interface having operability of an appropriate input device according to a control item.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an input comprising: an operation unit that can be rotated by a user; a rotation detection unit that detects a rotation angle of the operation unit; and an actuator that applies a rotational force to the operation unit A user interface control device having a device and a control device for controlling a user interface using the input device, the control device according to the rotation angle detected by the rotation detection means of the input device The rotation of the input device according to a force pattern that is a predetermined pattern of a relationship between a rotation angle of the operation unit and a force applied to the operation unit, and an operation input receiving unit that receives an operation input associated with a rotation angle in advance. A force control unit that controls the actuator so as to apply a force according to the rotation angle detected by the detection unit to the operation unit, The pattern is between a first rotation angle corresponding to one arbitrary operation input and a second rotation angle adjacent to the rotation direction of the first rotation angle among the rotation angles corresponding to the operation input. In the rotational operation, after applying a rotational force from the second rotational angle toward the first rotational angle, a rotational force from the first rotational angle toward the second rotational angle is applied. It is a force pattern.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an electronic processing system according to this embodiment.
As shown, the electronic processing system includes a haptic command 1, which is an input device that can control a tactile sensation transmitted to a user who controls each individual device, a control device 2, a display device 3, an audio device, And an individual function device 4 that is a device that performs individual functions such as a navigation device.
[0009]
The haptic commander has a commander knob 11 that can be rotated in the horizontal direction, moved back and forth in the horizontal direction, or tilted in the 8 horizontal directions between them, as shown in the external view of FIG. Returning to FIG. 1, the rotary sensor 12 that detects the horizontal rotation angle of the commander knob 11, the push sensor 13 that detects whether the commander knob 11 is pushed down in the vertical direction, and the commander knob 11 in each of the eight horizontal directions. It has a horizontal sensor 14 that detects the presence or absence of movement or tilt, and an actuator 15 such as a DC motor that applies torque in the horizontal rotation direction to the commander knob 11.
[0010]
Such a haptic commander can be realized by various structures. For example, as shown in the schematic configuration diagram of FIG. 2B, the commander knob shaft 17 is slidably held in the vertical direction and the commander knob shaft 17 is held by itself. In addition, the rotor 18 that rotates in the horizontal direction, the tiltable tilting member 19 that holds the rotor 18 rotatably in the horizontal direction, and the tilting member 19 in the upright position when no force is applied from the user. An urging mechanism such as a group of leaf springs 16 that keeps the commander knob 11 in a neutral position in the vertical direction, an actuator 15 that is arranged in the tilting member 19 and applies torque to the rotary via a pulley 15a, and a commander knob shaft 17 The rotary sensor 12 that detects the rotation angle of the motor and the downward push of the commander knob shaft 17 are detected. And Sshusensa 13, can be further configured with horizontal sensor 14 arranged to detect the inclination of the variable slanted portion member 19.
[0011]
Returning to FIG. 1, in such a haptic commander configuration, the push sensor 13 detects the rotation angle detected by the rotary sensor 12 as rotation data, and the presence or absence of movement or tilt detected by the horizontal sensor 14 as horizontal data. The presence or absence of the vertical push down is output to the control device 2 as push data. Further, the actuator 15 applies a torque having a specified strength in each direction of the specified rotation to the commander knob 11 according to control from the control device 2.
[0012]
The control device 2 also provides a GUI (graphic interface) to the user and controls the individual function device 4 in accordance with a user operation received by the GUI, and controls the display device 3 and the haptic commander in the GUI. And a commander driver 23 for controlling the haptic commander.
[0013]
Then, the GUI control unit 22 displays a menu window on the display device 3 in accordance with the drawing information 223 passed from the main control unit 21, and button information 224 about the command buttons passed from the main control unit 21. , An input analysis unit 221 that analyzes input information from the haptic commander that is input via the commander driver 23.
[0014]
Next, the commander driver 23 inputs the rotation data, horizontal direction data, and push data input from the haptic commander to the GUI control unit 22, and the rotation of the commander knob 11 from the rotation data input from the haptic commander. A rotation speed detection unit 232 that calculates the direction and rotation speed, and a force control that controls the actuator 15 according to the force pattern table 234 set by the main control unit 21 and controls the rotation direction and torque strength of the force applied to the commander knob 11. Part 233.
[0015]
Next, FIG. 3 a shows the contents of the force pattern table 234 set by the main control unit 21.
As shown in the figure, the force pattern table 234 defines a force pattern that is a torque applied to the commander knob 11 as a function of the rotation angle for each set of the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the commander knob 11. However, the force may be defined directly as a numerical value. This force pattern will be described in detail later.
[0016]
Next, FIG. 3B shows button information 224 set by the main control unit 21.
The button information 224 is information on command buttons included in the menu window set as the drawing information 223 by the main control unit 21, and describes the ID of each command button and the rotation angle of the commander knob 11 for selecting the command button. ing.
[0017]
Hereinafter, the GUI in such an electronic processing system will be described.
FIG. 4 shows an example of a GUI provided by the electronic processing system, and relates to control of an in-vehicle audio apparatus.
In this example, first, the main control unit 21 draws the drawing information 223 that defines the display contents of the source selection menu window shown in FIG. A and the buttons of the command buttons for accepting the source selection operation included in the source selection menu window. The information 224 is set in the commander driver 23 via the GUI control unit 22 in accordance with a command pattern arrangement or the like determined in advance according to the command button arrangement on the menu window for source selection.
[0018]
The source selection window has one command area 400 in which a source selection command button 401 is arranged for each source. When the source selection window is displayed, when the user rotates the commander knob 11 and the angle corresponding to one of the command buttons 401 defined by the button information 224 is reached, the input analysis unit 221 to the main control unit 21 In addition, the input information indicating the ID and selection of the command button 401 is notified. In this embodiment, the command button 401 is arranged from the top to the bottom according to the arrangement on the menu window as the commander knob 11 rotates clockwise, and the command button 401 is arranged on the menu window as the commander knob 11 rotates counterclockwise. Is selected from bottom to top. Further, when the commander knob 11 is rotated, torque is applied to the commander knob 11 in accordance with a force table set by the main control unit 21.
[0019]
The main control unit 21 notified of the selection of the command button 401 updates the drawing information 223 so that the selected command button 401 is highlighted (c-a-b).
Note that the button information 224 is defined with the angle of the commander knob 11 when the source selection menu window is displayed as the angle at which the command button 401 arranged at the center or the top is selected, and the drawing information when the source selection menu window is displayed. By setting 223 so that the command button 401 is highlighted at the center or top, the command button 401 arranged at the center or top in the initial state is selected.
[0020]
Next, determination of the command button 401 (command input determination) is performed as follows. That is, when the command button 401 is selected and the user depresses the commander knob 11, the input analysis unit 221 notifies the main control unit 21 to that effect, and the main control unit 21 displays the menu window. Is updated to the source control menu window (d) corresponding to the selected command button 401 by updating the drawing information 223.
[0021]
This menu window for source control is formed by arranging a plurality of command areas 400 each having one or a plurality of command buttons 401 and control bars 402 provided for each function to be controlled. Only 400 is selected as an active command area 400 (area shown in gray in the figure). Then, button information 224 is set so that selection of only the command button 401 in the active command area is accepted, and a force pattern table 234 corresponding to the command button 401 and the control bar 402 in the active command area is set. .
[0022]
In the source control menu window, when the user moves or tilts the commander knob 11 to the left or right, the main control unit 21 is notified of this, and the main control unit 21 sets the command area 400 to be activated in response to the notification. The drawing information 223 is updated so that the command area 400 that has been switched (dhj) and activated is highlighted. Further, the button information 224 is updated so that selection of only the command button 401 in the active command area is accepted, and the force pattern table 234 is updated to the contents corresponding to the command button 401 and the control bar 402 in the command area. In the present embodiment, when the user moves or tilts the commander knob 11 to the left, the command area 400 moves from the right to the left according to the arrangement on the menu window, and when the user moves or tilts the commander knob 11 to the right, the command area 400 The active command area 400 is selected from the left to the right according to the arrangement on the menu window. Note that the button information 224 is defined with the angle of the commander knob 11 when the source control menu window is displayed as the angle at which the command area 400 arranged at the leftmost is selected, and the drawing information 223 when the source control menu window is displayed. The command area 400 arranged at the leftmost is highlighted and used as the drawing information 223, so that the command area 400 arranged at the leftmost in the initial state becomes the active command area 400.
[0023]
The selection of each command button 401 in the active command area 400 and the determination of the command button 401 are in accordance with selection by rotation of the commander knob 11 and depression of the command button 401 as in the above-described source selection menu window. (Gdef, mjk). If the command button 401 cannot be displayed in an appropriate form in the command area 400, the command button 401 is scrolled according to the rotation of the commander knob 11 (ef).
[0024]
On the other hand, the operation of the control bar 402 in the command area 400 in which the control bar 402 is arranged is performed by the command analysis knob 221 from the input analysis unit 221 when the main control unit 21 is selected as the active command area 400. 11 rotation angle is read, and clockwise rotation is accepted as downward movement of the control bar 402 and counterclockwise rotation is accepted as upward movement of the control bar 402 (mjk).
Here, the main control unit 21 controls the operation of the individual functional device 4 in accordance with the command button determined as described above and the operation of the command control bar.
[0025]
In the above example, the main control unit 21 can display arbitrary information, for example, the current setting state, using the drawing information 223, with the area on the right side of the menu window as the status display area. In the illustrated example, the return of the menu window for source selection from the menu window for source control is performed in the state where the leftmost command area 400 of the menu window for source control is active. (G / d / ea) by moving or tilting.
[0026]
Next, FIG. 5 shows an example of another GUI provided by the electronic processing system and relates to character input.
In the menu window for character input shown in FIG. 5a, each line of the Japanese syllabary table is set as a command area, and each character in the Japanese syllabary table is set as a command button 501. In addition, an area in which four command buttons arranged below the syllable table are set as one command area 502.
[0027]
Switching of the active command area between the command areas on each line of the syllable table is performed by moving the commander knob 11 to the left or right or tilting the same as in the source control window of FIG. Selection and determination of the character command button 501 in the command area of each line of the syllable table is performed by rotating and depressing the commander knob 11 (bd-ef).
[0028]
  On the other hand, it is possible to switch the active command area from the command area of an arbitrary line of the syllable table to the command area 502 arranged below the syllable table. That is, the command area arranged below the syllable table by the clockwise rotation of the commander knob 11 in a state where the command button 501 corresponding to the lowermost character of the command area on each line of the syllable table is selected. 502 becomes active (f-g). On the other hand, from the command area 502 arranged below the syllable table, the commander knob 11 rotates counterclockwise to the command area on the first line of the syllable table.AThe active command area can be switched (gc, jc).
[0029]
Then, the selection of the command button in the command area 502 arranged below the syllable table is performed by rotating the commander knob 11 and depressing the commander knob 11 (g−j). However, in this command area, a command button is selected from left to right according to the clockwise rotation of the commander knob 11, and a command button is selected from right to left according to the counterclockwise rotation of the commander knob 11.
[0030]
Further, in the above GUI, when the command button 501 for a character in the alphabet table is determined, the main control unit 21 updates the drawing information 223 so that the character is input and displayed in the character input box 503. When a command button in the command area 502 below the ten-sound table is determined, a command corresponding to the command button is processed.
[0031]
Hereinafter, how to set the force pattern table 234 for determining the force pattern according to the rotation of the commander knob 11 in the above GUI will be described.
FIG. 6a1 shows a force pattern when a plurality of command buttons are cyclically displayed as the commander knob 11 rotates in the command area as indicated by a2 and a3. In the figure, the horizontal axis represents the rotation angle, the right direction is the clockwise direction, and the rotation angle of the commander knob 11 at the time of setting the force pattern is 0 degree of rotation. In the figure, the vertical axis represents the torque applied to the commander knob 11, where positive represents clockwise torque and negative represents counterclockwise torque.
[0032]
According to the force pattern, for example, when the command button c is rotated clockwise from the state in which the command button c is selected and the command button d adjacent to the command button c is selected on the lower side, the command button c is supported. When the commander knob 11 is rotated clockwise from the angle to which it is applied, a force that gradually increases in the counterclockwise direction opposite to the operation direction of the user is once added, and then the force in the counterclockwise direction gradually decreases, This time, the clockwise force of the user's operation direction gradually increases, then the clockwise force gradually decreases, and the force applied to the commander knob 11 at the rotation angle at which the command button d is selected becomes zero. Similarly, when the command button 11 is rotated counterclockwise from the state in which the command button d is selected and the command button c adjacent to the command button d is selected on the upper side, the command button d is counterclockwise from the angle corresponding to the command button c. When the commander knob 11 is rotated, a force that gradually increases in the clockwise direction opposite to the user's operation direction is once applied, and then the clockwise force gradually decreases, and this time, the user's operation direction , The counterclockwise force gradually increases, and then the counterclockwise force gradually decreases, and the force applied to the commander knob 11 at the rotation angle at which the command button c is selected becomes zero.
[0033]
According to such a force pattern, when performing an operation of changing the rotation angle of the commander knob 11 from a state in which a certain command button is selected to a state in which the next command button is selected, the operation is first opposed to the operation. After the force is applied, the force is weakened, and the force to advance the next operation is added. Accordingly, it is possible to realize a tactile sensation and operability such as a toggle switch in which the rotation angle falls to the command button selection angle.
[0034]
Next, FIG. B1 displays a certain number of command buttons to be treated equally as shown in b2 in the command area, or displays them in an acyclic form, or controls them as step values provided in stages. The force pattern set when displaying the control bar 402 as shown in b3 which accepts the setting of the target amount is shown.
[0035]
This force pattern is the same as the force pattern shown in FIG. 6a1 in the force applied between the command buttons and between the step values. However, the commander knob 11 exceeds the rotation angle corresponding to the upper and lower command buttons or step values. In order to prevent the rotation of the button, apply a strong force toward the rotation angle range corresponding to the command button or step value at the upper and lower ends in the rotation angle range that exceeds the rotation angle corresponding to the command button or step value at the upper and lower ends. It is a thing.
[0036]
Such a force pattern is suitable for a menu that accepts selection of an arbitrary plurality of items. For example, such a force pattern is suitable for audio source selection, radio / TV preset channel selection, music track selection, air conditioner air volume setting, air conditioner outlet setting, input character selection, and the like.
[0037]
Next, FIG. 6c1 shows a force pattern to be set when the control bar 402 as shown in c2 which accepts the setting of the control target amount set with the median value or the standard value as the step value is displayed in the command area. It is a thing.
[0038]
This force pattern is similar to the force pattern shown in FIG. 6a1 in the force applied between the step values. However, when the commander knob 11 is rotated from the median or standard value 0 to the adjacent step value. The force applied when the commander knob 11 is rotated from the step value adjacent to the median value or the standard value to the median value or the standard value is stronger than the force applied when the commander knob 11 is rotated between other step values. It is set as follows.
[0039]
By doing so, the user feels a greater drag when rotating the commander knob 11 between the median or standard value and the adjacent step value, and falls more into the selection angle of the median or standard value. You will feel a sense of touch and operability. Therefore, the user can recognize the selection of the median value or the standard value only by tactile sensation in the rotation operation of the commander knob 11.
[0040]
Here, such a force pattern is suitable for setting the balance in the audio output of the audio device, adjusting the level of the bass and the high temperature.
Next, FIG. 7a1 shows a force pattern to be set when the control bar 402 as shown in a2 which accepts the setting of the control target amount with a step value having a seamless or slight step difference is displayed in the command area. Is.
[0041]
In this force pattern, during the clockwise rotation of the control knob, a constant counterclockwise force is applied as shown by the solid line to the rotation angle corresponding to the clockwise limit step value, and the clockwise limit step value is shown. In the range exceeding the rotation angle corresponding to MAX, a strong force in the counterclockwise direction is applied, and during the counterclockwise rotation of the control knob, the rotation angle corresponding to the counterclockwise limit step value MIN is indicated by a solid line. In this way, a constant clockwise force is applied, and a strong clockwise force is applied in the range exceeding the rotation angle corresponding to the counterclockwise limit step value.
[0042]
According to such a force pattern, it is possible to provide the user with a high-quality touch and operability due to stickiness and weight when the control knob is rotated. In addition, it is possible to prevent the user from changing the control target amount suddenly without intention.
[0043]
Next, FIG. 7b1 shows a force pattern when a command area is also arranged in the vertical direction as in b2. b2 shows the menu window for character input described above with reference to FIG. 5. As described above, the character window at the lower end of an arbitrary line of the syllable table is clockwise from the command button selection angle. The rotation of the commander knob 11 is used for switching the command area arranged below the alphabetic table.
[0044]
As shown in the figure, in this force pattern, selection between characters in the command area corresponding to the line of the Japanese syllabary table applies force to the commander knob 11 in the same manner as shown in FIG. Then, between the angle at which the command area arranged below the syllable table from the command button selection angle of the lowermost character of the command area corresponding to the syllable table row becomes active, A rotation angle difference larger than the rotation angle difference provided between the characters in the command area corresponding to this line is given, and a force larger than the force applied between the characters in the command area is applied.
[0045]
By doing so, it is possible to prevent the user from accidentally switching the command area during character selection, and to make the user recognize the command area switching from the selected character switching by tactile sensation. be able to.
Next, FIG. 7c1 shows a force pattern when the control bar 402 for performing fine adjustment from the median value is displayed in the command area as shown in c2.
In this force pattern, when the user rotates the control knob clockwise from the median of 0, as shown by the solid line, a force against the user operation is applied counterclockwise, and then set as the lower limit of the fine adjustment range When the rotation angle corresponding to the measured value exceeds the clockwise direction, a force for advancing the rotation in the user operation direction in the clockwise direction is suddenly applied, and then a strong force in the counterclockwise direction is applied.
[0046]
For this reason, the user rotates the control knob clockwise, and eventually, when the fine adjustment range is exceeded, the drag suddenly disappears and is pulled in the operation direction, just like getting over the barrier or the gear is You will get a tactile feel that has come off.
[0047]
After that, when the user recognizes that the fine adjustment range has been exceeded from this tactile sensation and returns the control knob counterclockwise, this time, as shown by the broken line, up to the selected rotation angle of median 0, A force in a direction of rotating in the user's operation direction counterclockwise is applied.
The same applies to the case where the user rotates the control knob counterclockwise from the median value. When the user rotates the control knob counterclockwise from the median value 0, the user rotates clockwise as indicated by the broken line. After the force against the operation is applied, the force to rotate the counterclockwise counterclockwise when the rotation angle corresponding to the value set as the upper limit of the fine adjustment range is exceeded counterclockwise. After that, a strong clockwise force is added. In addition, when the tactile sensation is recognized that the fine adjustment range has been exceeded and the control knob is turned clockwise, this time, as shown by the solid line, the user rotates the rotation clockwise until the median selection rotation angle. Force in the direction of advance will be added.
[0048]
According to such a force pattern, the user can more clearly recognize the limit of the fine adjustment range by tactile sensation, and can perform an appropriate rotation operation of the control knob.
Here, such a force pattern is suitable for fine adjustment of a reception frequency in a tuner, for example.
Next, FIG. 8a3 shows a force pattern in a case where a part of command buttons that can be arranged is removed and arranged in a command area in which a plurality of command buttons can be arranged. That is, for example, in a menu as shown in a2 for selecting a playback CD of a CD changer device capable of accommodating 6 CDs, there are only 4 CDs as shown in a4 because the CD changer contains only 4 CDs. This is for the case where only the command button for CD selection is arranged and displayed in the command area.
[0049]
In this case, if six CDs are accommodated in the CD changer, the force pattern for the command area a2 is as shown in a1 as shown in FIG. 6b1.
On the other hand, when only four CDs are accommodated in the CD changer, the command pattern for the command area of a4, the command pattern knob 11 between the adjacent command button selection angles of the missing command button, as shown in a3. In the case of rotating, after a force against the rotation operation is first applied, a weak drag indicating entry and a weak thrust indicating exit are applied to the angle range corresponding to the command button. Further, the selection angle difference L2 between the feelings of the command buttons adjacent to both sides of the missing command button is a little wider than the selection angle difference L1 when the missing command button is not missing.
[0050]
According to such a force pattern, when the commander knob 11 is rotated, the user can naturally recognize the passage of the missing command button by touch.
Here, as shown in FIGS. 8b2 and b4, such a force pattern is applied as shown in FIGS. 8b1 and b3 even when the input characters are restricted in the menu window for character input shown in FIG. can do.
This menu for character input is for accepting character input for database search, and whenever the character input is accepted, the main control unit 21 performs an item corresponding to the character string that has been accepted so far by forward matching search. Search (for example, facility name). In any of the searched items, a character input menu window is provided by not providing a command button for the character that is not used as the next character of the character string that has been input so far. Restrict in
[0051]
Next, FIG. 9 shows a force pattern relationship between command areas.
In the illustrated example, in accordance with the selection decision of the character command button in the command area on the left side of a2, the decision is made in the command area on the right side as shown in b2 in the command area on the left side as searched by the main control unit 21 from the database A command button for selecting and determining a database registration item having the designated character as the first character is displayed.
[0052]
As shown in the figure, between the command areas in the parent-child relationship, the force pattern of the left command area corresponding to the parent gives a greater force than the force pattern b1 of the right command area corresponding to the child, as indicated by a1. Shall. Alternatively, as shown in a3, the force pattern of the left command area corresponding to the parent is set larger than the force pattern b1 of the right command area corresponding to the child so that the selection angle difference between adjacent command buttons is large.
[0053]
Note that the force applied to the commander knob 11 is increased not only between command areas having a parent-child relationship, but also in a command area having a small number of command buttons, compared to a command area having a large number of command buttons. You may make it enlarge.
[0054]
By doing so, a solid operability is realized in a command area with few parent command areas and command buttons, and a clear operability is realized in a command area with many child command rears and command buttons.
The force pattern of the electronic processing system according to this embodiment has been described above.
In this electronic processing system, various force patterns can be realized in addition to the above force patterns.
For example, as shown in FIG. 10a, a force pattern that constantly applies a force in a direction to return the rotation angle of the command button to the predetermined rotation angle (rotation angle of 0 in the figure) can be used. Such a force pattern is used to control a certain operation only during a period during which the user is operating, for example, when the user is fast-forwarding or rewinding the CD only while the user applies force to the commander knob 11. Suitable for
[0055]
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 10b, during the rotation of the commander knob 11, a force that increases as the rotation angle difference increases is applied to the rotation angle direction with respect to the rotation operation in the direction of increasing the rotation angle difference with respect to the predetermined rotation angle. In addition, by describing the relationship between the rotational speed and the torque applied to the commander knob 11 in the force pattern table 234, the force that increases as the rotational speed increases during the rotation of the commander knob 11 is reversed as shown in FIG. A force pattern or the like applied in the rotation direction can also be used. In FIG. 10b, the solid line indicates the force pattern applied to the clockwise rotation operation, and the broken line indicates the force pattern applied to the counterclockwise rotation operation. The force applied when there is no rotation operation. Becomes 0. However, such a force pattern suppresses the movement of the control knob that further increases the difference from the standard value in a region where the difference between the control target amount and the standard value is large, or controls according to the rotation of the commander knob 11. It is suitable for preventing the amount from increasing rapidly.
[0056]
The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
Note that the GUI according to the present embodiment can be applied to various electronic processing systems. For example, the GUI can also be applied to a general electronic computer system. Further, when applied to a general electronic computer system, the commander driver 23 sequentially outputs the coordinates within the placement of each commander button in accordance with the rotation angle of the commander knob 11, thereby emulating the haptic commander as a pointing device. If the rate is set, a window system of a general operating system can be applied as the GUI control unit 22.
[0057]
Further, the left and right and top and bottom of the menu window display in each GUI of each of the above embodiments may be exchanged. That is, for example, the command areas may be arranged one above the other and the command buttons may be arranged side by side in the command area. However, in this case, it is preferable to switch the active commander area by moving the commander knob 11 up and down or tilting it.
[0058]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a user interface having appropriate input device operability according to control items.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an appearance and a schematic structure of a haptic commander according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a force pattern table and button information used in the electronic processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a GUI of an electronic processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a GUI of an electronic processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a force pattern according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a force pattern according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a force pattern according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a force pattern according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a force pattern according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: haptic command, 2: control device, 3: display device, 4: individual function device, 11: commander knob, 12: rotary sensor, 13: push sensor, 14: horizontal sensor, 15: actuator, 15a: pulley, 17 : Commander knob shaft, 18: Rotor, 19: Tilting member, 21: Main control unit, 22: GUI control unit, 23: Commander driver, 221: Input analysis unit, 222: Window display control unit, 223: Drawing information, 224: Button information, 231: Input processing unit, 232: Rotational speed detection unit, 233: Force control unit, 234: Force pattern table.

Claims (2)

An input unit including an operation unit that can be rotated by a user, a rotation detection unit that detects a rotation angle of the operation unit, an actuator that applies a force in a rotation direction to the operation unit, and a user interface using the input device A user interface control device having a control device for controlling
The controller is
According to the rotation angle detected by the rotation detection unit of the input device, an operation input reception unit that receives an operation input associated with the rotation angle in advance;
According to a force pattern that is a predetermined pattern of a relationship between a rotation angle of the operation unit and a force applied to the operation unit, a force corresponding to the rotation angle detected by the rotation detection unit of the input device is applied to the operation unit. A force control unit for controlling the actuator,
The force pattern includes a first rotation angle corresponding to one arbitrary operation input and a second rotation angle adjacent to the rotation direction of the first rotation angle among the rotation angles corresponding to the operation input. In the rotation operation between the first rotation angle and the second rotation angle, a force in the rotation direction from the second rotation angle to the first rotation angle is applied, and then a rotation direction force from the first rotation angle to the second rotation angle is applied. A user interface control device characterized by a force pattern to be added. The user interface control device according to claim 1,
The force pattern includes a rotation angle corresponding to one specific operation input, and a rotation angle adjacent to the rotation angle corresponding to the one specific operation input among the rotation angles corresponding to the operation input in the rotation direction. A user interface control device characterized in that a force pattern applied between the two is a force pattern larger than a force applied between other adjacent rotation angles corresponding to the operation input.

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