JP7259508B2 - VEHICLE OPERATION INPUT DEVICE AND VEHICLE OPERATION INPUT METHOD - Google Patents

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a vehicle operation input device and a vehicle operation input method for inputting input contents of devices (including hardware and software) mounted on a vehicle.

For example, vehicles such as automobiles and railroad vehicles are equipped with various devices (including hardware and software) having predetermined functions. In order to operate the device in a desired manner, the vehicle is equipped with a vehicle operation input device that accepts input operations such as selection of setting targets and input of setting values for the selected setting targets from the user. ing. Such a vehicle operation input device is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.

The in-vehicle information processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a storage unit storing setting items that can be set for an air conditioner and selection items determined for each of the setting items, and the setting items and the selection items. an input/output device that displays and receives an input operation; an input detection unit that detects a first user operation and a second user operation based on the input operation; a display control unit that controls the air conditioner when the first user operation and the second user operation are performed, wherein the display control unit detects the first user operation. one of the plurality of setting items is set in a selected state when the second user operation is detected, and one of the plurality of selection items is set in a selected state when the second user operation is detected; The state of the air blown into the passenger compartment from the air conditioner, which changes according to the selected item, is displayed on the input/output device by animation.

JP 2017-49788 A

By the way, the in-vehicle information processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 displays a list of setting items related to the air conditioner on the display unit, and displays selectable items that can be set for the setting items. All setting items of the air conditioner can be easily grasped on the screen. However, the in-vehicle information processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 displays a list of setting items related to the air conditioner on the display unit, and displays selectable items that can be set for the setting items. Even if you do, you may not notice it.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle operation input device and a vehicle operation input method that allow easy visual confirmation of a selected setting target. .

As a result of various studies, the inventors of the present invention have found that the above object can be achieved by the present invention described below. That is, a vehicle operation input device according to one aspect of the present invention is a device that is mounted in a vehicle and performs input to a device that performs predetermined functions at a plurality of levels different from each other, comprising: a display unit; an input position detection unit that has an operation surface associated with a first position on the display surface and detects a second position where an input operation is performed on the operation surface; a display control unit that controls the display unit; an input content acquisition unit configured to acquire, as input content, display content displayed at a first position corresponding to a second position detected by the position detection unit; is displayed at the first position of the display surface as the display content, and when the setting target is acquired as the input content by the input content acquisition unit, the setting target display representing the acquired setting target is displayed with the A plurality of level selection displays corresponding to each of a plurality of levels and representing the level to be set are displayed on the display surface as the display content , and the display control unit causes the input content acquisition unit to display the setting target as the input content. is displayed on the display unit as the display contents, and a plurality of setting level displays representing the currently set levels corresponding to the plurality of levels are displayed around the setting target display as the display content, and A graphical symbol symbolically representing the setting object is displayed in the setting object display . Preferably, in the vehicle operation input device described above, each of the plurality of level selection displays includes a level display representing the level. Preferably, the level display is a strip having a width corresponding to the level. Preferably, in the vehicle operation input device described above, when the input content acquiring unit acquires any one of the plurality of levels as the input content, the display control unit displays a significant minimum level. a third display mode from the level selection display to the level selection display of the acquired level, and a fourth display mode from the level selection display of the level next to the acquired level to the level selection display of the maximum level; make different.

In such a vehicle operation input device, when a setting target is acquired as input content by the input content acquisition unit, a plurality of level selection displays are displayed around the setting target display representing the acquired setting target. The selected setting target can be visually confirmed easily. In the vehicle operation input device described above, a desired level can be set for a desired setting object by executing an input operation on the operation surface for the setting object display and an input operation on the operation surface for the level selection display. Settings can be changed by operation.

In another aspect, in the vehicle operation input device described above, when the input content acquisition unit acquires the setting target as the input content, the display control unit displays the setting target display and the level selection display. The display other than the above is changed from the first display mode before the setting object is acquired as the input content by the input content acquisition unit to a second display mode different from the first display mode. Preferably, in the vehicle operation input device described above, the first display mode is the same display mode as the display mode of the setting target display before the input content acquiring unit acquires the setting target as the input content. , the second display mode is blurring or grayout.

In such a vehicle operation input device, when a setting target is acquired as an input content by the input content acquisition unit, the display other than the setting target display and the level selection display is changed from the first display mode before the acquisition to the above-described display mode. Since the display mode is changed to the second display mode after acquisition, the selected setting object can be visually confirmed more easily.

According to another aspect, in the vehicle operation input device described above, the setting target display is any one of a circle, a semicircle, a sector, a circle obtained by notching the sector, and an arc-shaped strip, and A plurality of level selection displays are arranged side by side in order along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral side of the setting object display.

In such a vehicle operation input device, since a plurality of level selection displays are displayed side by side in order along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral side of the setting target display, the second position (setting target) on the operation surface with respect to the setting target display is displayed. The movement of the input operation from the display position) to the second position (level selection display position) on the operation surface for the level selection display of the desired level can be performed in a shorter distance.

In another aspect of the vehicle operation input device described above, the display control unit causes the plurality of level selection displays to be displayed before the input content acquisition unit acquires the setting target as the input content. not displayed in the That is, in the vehicle operation input device described above, when the display control unit displays the setting object display on the display unit and waits for an input operation on the operation surface for the setting object display, the A plurality of level selection indications are not displayed on the display.

Since such a vehicle operation input device does not display a plurality of level selection displays before the input content acquisition unit acquires setting targets as input content, an input operation on the operation surface for the level selection display is erroneously executed. never be

In another aspect, in the vehicle operation input device described above, the device is an air conditioner, the setting target is an air volume, and the level is an air volume value. Preferably, in the vehicle operation input device described above, the device is an air conditioner, the setting object is temperature, and the level is a temperature value. Preferably, in the vehicle operation input device described above, the device is an audio device, the setting object is volume, and the level is a volume value. Preferably, in the vehicle operation input device described above, the device is an automatic driving device that causes the vehicle to travel at a set speed, the setting target is the set speed, and the level is the speed of the set speed. value. Preferably, in the vehicle operation input device described above, the device is a power window device, the setting object is an opening degree representing the degree of opening of the window, and the level is a value of the opening degree. be.

According to this, it is possible to provide a vehicular operation input device for an air conditioner that allows the user to easily visually confirm the selected setting target.

A vehicle operation input method according to another aspect of the present invention is a method of performing input to a device mounted in a vehicle and performing predetermined functions at a plurality of levels different from each other, the display displaying predetermined display contents. an input position detection step of detecting the position on the display surface where the input operation is performed; and an input content acquisition step of acquiring display content displayed at the position detected in the input position detection step as the input content. wherein the display step displays a setting object display representing a setting object as the display content, and displays the acquired setting object when the setting object is acquired as the input content in the input content acquisition step a plurality of level selection displays corresponding to each of the plurality of levels and representing the level to be set are displayed as the display content around the setting target display; before acquiring the setting target as the setting target display, a plurality of setting level displays corresponding to each of the plurality of levels and representing the currently set level are displayed as the display content around the setting target display; A graphical symbol symbolically representing the setting object is displayed in the setting object display .

In such a vehicle operation input method, when a setting target is acquired as input content in the input content acquisition step, a plurality of level selection displays are displayed around the setting target display representing the acquired setting target. The selected setting target can be visually confirmed easily. In the vehicle operation input method described above, a desired level can be set for a desired setting object by performing an input operation on the operation surface for the setting object display and an input operation on the operation surface for the level selection display. Settings can be changed by operation.

With the vehicle operation input device and the vehicle operation input method according to the present invention, the selected setting object can be visually confirmed easily.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the operation input device for vehicles in embodiment. 2 is a diagram for explaining, as an example, the arrangement of a display unit and an input position detection unit in the vehicle operation input device shown in FIG. 1 in a vehicle interior; FIG. As an example, it is a figure which shows the setting object selection screen displayed on the display part in the operation input device for vehicles shown in FIG. As an example, it is a figure which shows the level selection screen before input operation displayed on the display part in the operation input device for vehicles shown in FIG. As an example, it is a figure which shows the level selection screen after input operation displayed on the display part in the operation input device for vehicles shown in FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vehicle operation input device shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing first and second modified forms of setting target display; FIG. 11 is a diagram showing third and fourth modifications of setting target display;

One or more embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the drawings. However, the scope of the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. It should be noted that the configurations denoted by the same reference numerals in each figure indicate the same configurations, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. In the present specification, reference numerals with suffixes omitted are used when referring to generically, and reference numerals with suffixes are used when referring to individual configurations.

The vehicle operation input device in the embodiment is, for example, mounted in a vehicle such as an automobile or a railroad vehicle, and performs input to devices (including hardware and software) that perform predetermined functions at a plurality of levels different from each other. This vehicular operation input device has a display unit for displaying and an operation surface associated with a first position on the display surface of the display unit, and detects a second position on the operation surface where an input operation is performed. An input position detection unit, a display control unit that controls the display unit, and an input content that acquires display content displayed at a first position corresponding to a second position detected by the input position detection unit as input content. and an obtaining unit. The display control unit displays a setting object display (Item) representing a setting object on the display unit as the display content, and when the input content acquisition unit acquires the setting object as the input content, the A plurality of level selection displays representing levels to be set corresponding to each of the plurality of levels are displayed on the display unit around the setting target display representing the acquired setting targets as the display content. Such a vehicle operation input device will be described in more detail below.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a vehicle operation input device according to an embodiment. FIG. 1A is a block diagram showing the configuration of the vehicle operation input device according to the embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the first position of the display section and the second position of the input position detection section. be. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining, as an example, the arrangement of the display unit and the input position detection unit in the vehicle operation input device shown in FIG. 1 in the vehicle interior. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing, as an example, a setting target selection screen displayed on the display section of the vehicle operation input device shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing, as an example, a level selection screen before an input operation displayed on the display section of the vehicle operation input device shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing, as an example, a level selection screen after an input operation displayed on the display section of the vehicle operation input device shown in FIG. 1 .

The vehicle operation input device D in the embodiment includes, for example, a display unit 1, an input position detection unit 2, a control processing unit 3, and a storage unit 4, as shown in FIG. 1A. 5, in the example shown in FIG. 1A, is a device for providing inputs to two first and second devices 5-1, 5-2, respectively.

The first and second devices 5-1 and 5-2 are devices (including hardware and software) that are installed in vehicles such as automobiles and railroad vehicles and perform predetermined functions at a plurality of levels different from each other. be. The device 5 may be any suitable device as described above, for example, an air conditioner that can set the air volume and temperature at multiple levels, an audio device that can set the volume at multiple levels, and a speed that can be set at multiple levels. , an automatic driving device that allows the vehicle to travel at a set speed, and a power window device that can set the degree of opening (or closing) at a plurality of levels. These first and second devices 5 - 1 and 5 - 2 are connected to the control processing section 3 .

The display unit 1 is a device that is connected to the control processing unit 3 and performs display under the control of the control processing unit 3 . The display unit 1 is, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL display, or the like.

The input position detection unit 2 is a device that is connected to the control processing unit 3 and detects a position (second position) at which a user such as a passenger performs an input operation on the operation surface thereof. It is a position input device or the like that detects and inputs a contact position such as a capacitive system. The input position detector 2 outputs the detected second position to the control processor 3 . The second position on the operation surface is associated in advance with the position (first position) on the display surface of the display unit 1 . For example, when FIG. 1B is viewed from above, the upper left dot 21-11 on the operation surface SP is associated with the upper left pixel 11-11 on the display surface DP. -mn is associated with each of the plurality of pixels 11-kl on the display surface DP (k, l, m, and n are positive integers). In FIG. 1B, the upper left dot 21-11 on the operation surface SP and the upper left pixel 11-11 on the display surface DP are illustrated, and illustration of the other dots 21 and the other pixels 11 is omitted. Further, the first spatial resolution in the plurality of pixels 11 forming the display surface DP and the second spatial resolution in the plurality of dots 21 forming the operation surface SP may be the same (first area=second area ), or may be different (first area ≠ second area). When the first and second spatial resolutions are different, the first and second locations are associated many-to-one or one-to-many.

A first position on the display surface of the display unit 1 (the first positions of each of the plurality of pixels 11 in the above example) and a second position on the operation surface of the input position detection unit 2 (in the above example, each of the plurality of dots 21). 2nd position) are associated with each other, the display unit 1 and the input position detection unit 2 may be arranged at different positions in the vehicle interior. is arranged on the display surface, and the input position detection section 2 is integrated with the display section 1 to form a so-called touch panel (touch screen). The touch panel TP (1, 2) composed of the display unit 1 and the input position detection unit 2 is, for example, as shown in FIG. A member extending to the dashboard, the operation surface SP and the display surface DP are arranged on the slope of the member that is inclined in a side view so that the operation surface SP and the display surface DP face the outside. In addition, in FIG. 1B, the operation surface SP of the input position detection unit 2 is shown separated from the display surface DP of the display unit 1 for the convenience of explaining the correspondence relationship between the first position and the second position. .

Returning to FIG. 1, the storage unit 4 is a circuit that is connected to the control processing unit 3 and stores various prescribed programs and various prescribed data under the control of the control processing unit 3 . The various predetermined programs include, for example, a control program for controlling each unit 1, 2, and 4 of the vehicle operation input device D according to the function of each unit, a display control program for controlling the display unit 1, An input content acquisition program for acquiring, as input content, the display content displayed at the first position on the display surface corresponding to the second position on the operation surface detected by the input position detection unit 2, or by the input content acquisition program. A control processing program such as a device processing program for processing the device 5 to be set at the specified level is included. The various predetermined data include screen information representing a screen to be displayed on the display unit 1, and a correspondence relationship between a first position of the display surface of the display unit 1 and a second position of the operation surface of the input position detection unit 2. This includes data necessary for executing each program, such as correspondence relationship information representing . The storage unit 4 includes, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that is a non-volatile storage element, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) that is a rewritable non-volatile storage element, and the like. The storage unit 4 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like that serves as a so-called working memory of the control processing unit 3 that stores data generated during execution of the predetermined program.

The control processing unit 3 is a circuit for controlling each unit 1, 2, and 4 of the vehicle operation input device D according to the function of each unit, and for accepting input contents to predetermined equipment mounted on the vehicle. be. The control processing unit 3 is configured by, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and its peripheral circuits. The control processing unit 3 functionally includes a control unit 31, a display control unit 32, an input content acquisition unit 33, and a device processing unit 34 by executing the control processing program.

The control unit 31 controls the units 1, 2, and 4 of the vehicle operation input device D according to the functions of the respective units, and controls the vehicle operation input device D as a whole.

The input content acquisition unit 33 acquires the display content displayed at the first position on the display surface corresponding to the second position on the operation surface detected by the input position detection unit 2 as input content. The input content acquisition unit 33 notifies the display control unit 32 and the device processing unit 34 of the acquired input content.

The device processing unit 34 processes the setting target device 5 at the level acquired by the input content acquiring unit 33 . For example, when the device 5 itself has a control function, the device processing unit 34 uses the level acquired by the input content acquisition unit 33 to operate the device 5 to be set at the level acquired by the input content acquisition unit 33 . The obtained level is output to the device 5 to be set as a control target. Alternatively, for example, if the device 5 does not have a control function, the device processing unit 34 controls the device 5 to be set so that it operates at the level acquired by the input content acquisition unit 33 .

The display control section 32 controls the display section 1 .

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the display control unit 32 displays the setting target display (Item) representing the setting target at the first position on the display surface of the display unit 1 as the display content. When the input content acquisition unit 33 acquires the setting target as the input content, the display control unit 32 displays the setting target display representing the acquired setting target corresponding to each of the plurality of levels. A plurality of level selection displays representing levels to be displayed are displayed on the display surface of the display unit 1 as the display contents. In this case, the display control unit 32 causes the display other than the setting target display and the level selection display to be displayed in the first display mode before the input content acquisition unit 33 acquires the setting target as the input content. , the display mode is changed to a second display mode different from the first display mode.

On the other hand, before the input content acquisition unit 33 acquires the setting target as the input content, the display control unit 32 displays the currently set level around the setting target display corresponding to each of the plurality of levels. A plurality of set level displays representing levels are displayed on the display section 1 as the display contents. In this case, the display control section 32 does not display the plurality of level selection displays on the display section 1 . That is, the display control unit 32 displays the setting target display on the display unit 1, and when waiting for an input operation on the operation surface for the setting target display, the display control unit 32 displays the plurality of level selection displays on the display unit 1. do not display in

Then, when the input content acquisition unit 33 acquires one of the plurality of levels as the input content, the display control unit 32 selects and displays the acquired level from the level selection display of the minimum significant level. The third display mode up to the level selection display and the fourth display mode from the level selection display of the level next to the acquired level to the level selection display of the maximum level are made different from each other.

In one example, the storage unit 4 stores, as one of the screen information, information representing a setting target selection screen 100a shown in FIG. The target selection screen 100 a is displayed on the display unit 1 . The setting target selection screen 100a is a screen for inputting (selecting) setting targets, and includes setting target displays 101 and 201 representing setting targets. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the setting target selection screen 100a includes a first setting target display 101 indicating the air volume of the air conditioner as the setting target, and an air outlet of the air conditioner (operation mode of the air conditioner) as the setting target. and a second setting target display 201 represented as . Each of the first and second setting object displays 101 and 201 is circular, and each circle has a symbol symbolically representing the setting object. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the setting target selection screen 100a also serves as a current level display screen that displays the currently set level. In order to display the current level, the setting target selection screen 100a has a plurality of setting level displays surrounding the first setting target display 101 corresponding to the plurality of levels and indicating the currently set level. 102 (102-1 to 102-7). More specifically, the plurality of setting level displays 102 are concentric with the circular first setting target display 101 on the outer peripheral side of the circular first setting target display 101, and the levels are arranged clockwise along the circumferential direction. They are juxtaposed (displayed) in increasing order. These plurality of set level displays 102 are arranged in a fifth display mode from the set level display 102 of the minimum level to the set level display 102 of the currently set level, and the next display mode of the currently set level. The set level display 102 of the level to the set level display 102 of the maximum level are displayed in mutually different manners from the sixth display mode. In the examples shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the air volume of the air conditioner, which is an example of the equipment 5, can be set at eight different levels including 0 level (level 0). The setting object selection screen 100a has seven arc-shaped first through seventh setting level displays 102-1 through 102-7 corresponding to the seven levels except for . The currently set level is the third level in the example shown in FIG. , and the fourth set level display 102-4 to the seventh set level display 102-7 are turned off as the sixth display mode (shown in black in FIG. 3). is displayed in Note that the 0 level is displayed (shown) by displaying the seven first to seventh set level displays 102-1 to 102-7 in the sixth display mode in the extinguished state.

The storage unit 4 stores, as another piece of the screen information, information representing the level selection screen (the level selection screen before the input operation of the level selection display 103) 100b shown in FIG. When the user performs an input operation at the display position of the first setting object display 101 via the input position detection unit 2 on the display unit 1 displaying the setting object selection screen 100a, the display control unit 32 causes the storage unit 4 to The level selection screen 100b is displayed on the display unit 1 with reference to the screen information. The level selection screen 100b is a screen for inputting (selecting) a level for a setting object. It includes a plurality of level selection displays 103 (103-0 to 103-7) arranged (displayed) around one setting object display 101, corresponding to the plurality of levels, and representing levels to be set. As described above, in the examples shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the air volume of the air conditioner can be set in eight different levels. There are eight strip-shaped 0th through 7th level selection displays 103-0 through 103-7. More specifically, the plurality of level selection displays 103 are arranged on the outer peripheral side of the circular first setting object display 101 so as to be concentric with the circular first setting object display 101 and go around in the circumferential direction. Then, they are juxtaposed (displayed) in ascending order clockwise. In the example shown in FIG. 4, "OFF" is written in the 0th level selection display 103-0 representing the 0th level, and seven first to seventh level selection displays 103-0 representing significant levels are displayed. 1 to 103-7 respectively include body displays 1031-1 to 1031-7 and level displays 1032-1 to 1032-7 representing the levels. In the present embodiment, the level display 1032 is a circumferentially elongated strip having a radial width corresponding to the level. radially inward). It should be noted that the level display 1032 may be a number representing the level in place of or in addition to the band. In addition, the 0th level selection display 103-0 is also the OFF display 104 indicating that the operation is OFF.

On this level selection screen 100b, as shown in FIG. 4, the first setting object display 101 and its level selection display 103 representing the setting objects acquired on the setting object selection screen 100a are displayed in the first display mode, Displays other than the first setting target display 101 and the level selection display 103, for example, the second setting target display 201, etc., are displayed in a second display mode different from the first display mode. More specifically, the first display mode is a normal display mode, that is, the first display mode of the setting target selection screen 100a shown in FIG. The display mode is the same as the display mode of the 1 setting target display 101, and the second display mode is blurring. In addition, in FIGS. 4 and 5, for the convenience of drawing, the others are indicated by hatching of the point group. Also, the second display mode may be a grayout instead of the blurring.

This level selection screen 100b also serves as a current level display screen for displaying the currently set level. In order to display this current level, the level selection screen 100b, as shown in FIG. a level selection display 103 next to the currently set level to a level selection display 103 of the maximum level (residual level selection display 103) in a fourth display different from the third display mode displayed in a manner. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the currently set level is the third level, and the first level selection display 103-1 to the third level selection display 103-3 are displayed as the third display mode. It is displayed at one luminance level (indicated by cross hatching in FIG. 4), and the fourth level selection display 103-4 to the seventh level selection display 103-7 are displayed at a luminance level different from the first luminance level as the fourth display mode. It is displayed with two luminance levels (illustrated in white in FIG. 4).

Then, when the user performs an input operation at a desired display position of the level selection display 103 via the input position detection unit 2 on the display unit 1 displaying the level selection screen 100b as described above, the level selection screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 5, 100b displays a level selection display 103 of the minimum significant level to a level selection display 103 of the level obtained by the input operation in the third display mode, and displays the level selection display 103 obtained by the input operation. The level selection screen 100c is changed to display the level selection display 103 of the next level to the level selection display 103 of the maximum level in a fourth display mode different from the third display mode. In the example shown in FIG. 5, as the desired level selection display 103, the user performs an input operation at the display position of the sixth level selection display 103-6 of the sixth level. Up to the 6th level selection display 103-6, it is displayed in the first luminance level (indicated by cross hatching in FIG. 4) as the third display mode, and the 7th level selection display 103-7 is displayed in the fourth display mode. is displayed at the second luminance level (shown in white in FIG. 4).

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation of the vehicle operation input device shown in FIG.

When the vehicle starts to operate, the vehicle operation input device D performs initialization of necessary parts and starts to operate. By executing the control processing program, the control processing unit 3 is functionally configured with a control unit 31 , a display control unit 32 , an input content acquiring unit 33 and a device processing unit 34 . Then, the display control unit 32 of the control processing unit 3 of the vehicle operation input device D refers to the screen information of the storage unit 4 and displays, for example, a setting target selection screen 100a shown in FIG.

When the setting target selection screen 100a is displayed on the display unit 1 by the operation of the vehicle, the vehicle operation input device D determines whether or not an input operation has been performed by the control processing unit 3 in FIG. 6 (S1). As a result of this determination, if an input operation has been performed (Yes), the control processing unit 3 next executes processing S2. , the control processing unit 3 returns the processing to the processing S1. Therefore, the control processing unit 3 repeatedly executes the process S1 until there is an input operation.

In this process S<b>2 , the vehicle operation input device D determines the content of the input operation using the input content acquisition unit 33 of the control processing unit 3 . More specifically, the input content acquisition unit 33 determines the display content displayed at the first position on the display surface corresponding to the second position on the operation surface detected by the input position detection unit 2 . For example, when the setting target selection screen 100a shown in FIG. When an input operation is performed by touching the second position of , for example, with the user's finger, the input content acquisition unit 33 determines that the input operation is for the first setting target display 101 . Alternatively, for example, when the level selection screen 100b shown in FIG. When an input operation is performed by, for example, touching the second position with the user's finger, the input content acquiring unit 33 determines that the input operation is for the level selection display 103 . For example, when an input operation is performed at the second position on the operation surface corresponding to the first position on the display surface displaying the sixth level selection display 103-6, the input content acquisition unit 33 selects the sixth level selection display 103-6. It is determined that it is an input operation for the selection display 103-6. As a result of this determination, when the input content acquisition unit 33 determines that the input operation is performed on the first setting target display 101 (first setting target display), the vehicle operation input device D causes the control processing unit 3 to perform the following: , S11 and S12 are sequentially executed, and depending on the determination result of S12, S2 or S13 is executed, and when S13 is executed, S3 is executed next. As a result of the determination, when the input content acquisition unit 33 determines that the input operation is performed on the level selection display 103 (level selection display), the vehicle operation input device D causes the control processing unit 3 to perform processing S21 and After sequentially executing the processing S22, the processing S3 is executed. As a result of the determination, when the input content acquiring unit 33 determines that the input operation is other than the first setting target display 101 and the level selection display 103 (for example, when determining that the input operation is for the second setting target display 201). In (Others), the control processing unit 3 of the vehicular operation input device D executes processing S31 for executing appropriate predetermined processing according to the content of the input operation, and then executes processing S3. .

In the processing S<b>11 , the vehicle operation input device D first acquires, as the input content, the setting target displayed on the first setting target display 101 for which the input operation has been performed by the input content acquisition unit 33 , and the storage unit 4 memorize to The vehicle operation input device D causes the display control unit 32 of the control processing unit 3 to display a level selection display 103 around the first setting object display 101 representing the acquired setting object, thereby representing the acquired setting object. The displays other than the first setting object display 101 and the level selection display 103 are changed from the first display mode to the second display mode. In this embodiment, in order to display the currently set level, the display control unit 3 controls the display from the level selection display 103 of the minimum significant level to the level selection display 103 of the currently set level. is displayed in the third display mode, and the remaining level selection display 103 is displayed in the fourth display mode. As a result, for example, the level selection screen 100b before the input operation on the level selection display 103 shown in FIG.

In the process S12 following the process S11, the control processing unit 3 of the vehicle operation input device D determines whether or not an input operation has been performed. As a result of this determination, if an input operation has been performed (Yes), the control processing unit 3 next executes processing S2. , the control processing unit 3 then executes the process S13.

In this process S13, the vehicular operation input device D controls the display control unit 32 to display the level selection display 103 on the display unit 1 in the process S11. seconds, 20 seconds, etc.) has elapsed. This determination can be performed, for example, by functionally providing a timekeeping unit for timekeeping in the control processing unit 3 and referring to the elapsed time from the time when the process S11 is executed. Alternatively, for example, the determination is performed by functionally generating a timer in which the predetermined time is set (set) in the control processing unit 3 when the process S11 is executed, and determining whether the timer has timed out. It can be implemented by judging. As a result of the determination, if the predetermined time has not elapsed since the start of the display (No), the control processing unit 3 returns the process to the process S12. On the other hand, if the result of the determination is that the predetermined time has passed since the start of the display (Yes), the control processing unit 3 next executes processing S3. Therefore, when the level selection screen 100b is displayed on the display unit 1 in the process S11, the input operation to the level selection display 103 is possible only for the predetermined time.

On the other hand, in the process S21, the vehicle operation input device D first acquires, as the input content, the level displayed on the level selection display 103 for which the input operation is performed by the input content acquisition unit 33, and stores it in the storage unit 4. Remember. Then, the vehicle operation input device D causes the display control unit 32 to change the level selection display 103 from the significant minimum level to the level selection display 103 of the input-operated level to the level next to the input-operated level. from the level selection display 103 of the maximum level to the level selection display 103 of the maximum level in a third display mode different from the fourth display mode. For example, the user displays the sixth level selection display 103-6 from the second position (setting object display position) on the operation surface corresponding to the first position on the display surface where the first setting object display 101 is displayed. When an input operation is performed by moving to the second position (level selection display position) on the operation surface corresponding to the first position on the display surface, the input content acquisition unit 33, by executing the processing S12 and the processing S2, The sixth level displayed in the sixth level selection display 103-6 is acquired as the input content and stored in the storage unit 4, and the display control unit 32 selects the sixth level from the first level selection display 103-1. The display 103-6 is displayed in the third display mode, and the seventh level selection display 103-7 is displayed in the fourth display mode. As a result, for example, the level selection screen 100c after the input operation on the level selection display 103 shown in FIG. The movement from the setting target display position to the level selection display position may be performed while touching the operation surface with the finger from the setting target display position to the level selection display position (so-called swipe (slide)). may be performed), and in this case, the input content acquisition unit 33 detects the movement end position as the second position. Alternatively, the movement from the setting target display position to the level selection display position may be performed by removing the finger from the setting target display position and touching the level selection display position with the finger (so-called tapping). may be done in the

In the processing S22 following the processing S21, the device processing unit 34 of the control processing unit 3 of the vehicle operation input device D causes the device 5 to be set stored in the storage unit 4 to be stored in the storage unit 4. process at the current level, and then execute process S3.

In the processing S13, the processing S22, or the processing S3 following the processing S31, the vehicle operation input device D causes the display control section 32 to display the setting target selection screen on the display section 1. FIG. For example, in the process S3 following the process S13, the user does not perform an input operation on the level selection display 103, and the setting target selection screen before executing the process S11 is displayed on the display unit 1. FIG. That is, the display on the display unit 1 is restored to the setting object selection screen before executing the process S11. Alternatively, in the process S3 following the process S22, the setting target selection screen after the device 5 to be set stored in the storage unit 4 is processed at the level stored in the storage unit 4 is displayed on the display unit 1. be done. Therefore, in the setting target selection screen 100a including the setting level display 102 as shown in FIG. Lighting is displayed as the fifth display mode.

Then, in a process S4 subsequent to the process S3, the vehicle operation input device D determines whether or not an instruction to end the operation is given, for example, by an input operation of a switch for turning on/off the operation of the vehicle. As a result of this determination, if the end of the operation has been instructed (Yes), the vehicle operation input device D ends this process and ends the operation. is not instructed (No), the vehicle operation input device D returns the process to the process S1.

As described above, the vehicular operation input device D and the vehicular operation input method implemented therein according to the embodiment, when a setting target is acquired as an input content, a first setting target representing the acquired setting target Since a plurality of level selection displays 103 are displayed around the display 101, the selected setting objects can be visually confirmed easily. In the vehicle operation input device D and the vehicle operation input method described above, if an input operation is performed on the operation surface of the first setting object display 101 and an input operation on the operation surface of the level selection display 103, a desired setting object is obtained. Since the desired level can be set, the setting can be changed with a simple input operation.

In the vehicle operation input device D and the vehicle operation input method described above, when a setting object is acquired as input content, displays other than the first setting object display 101 and the level selection display 103 are changed to the first setting object display 101 before acquisition. Since the display mode is changed to the second display mode after acquisition, the selected setting object can be visually confirmed more easily.

In the vehicle operation input device D and the vehicle operation input method described above, the plurality of level selection displays 103 are displayed side by side in order along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral side of the first setting object display 101. Therefore, the first setting object display The movement of the input operation from the second position (setting target display position) on the operation surface for 101 to the second position (level selection display position) on the operation surface for the level selection display 103 of the level to be set is shorter. possible at a distance.

The operation input device D for a vehicle and the operation input method for a vehicle are set as shown in FIG. Since a plurality of level selection displays 103 are not displayed on the object selection screen 100a, an input operation on the level selection display 103 is not erroneously executed.

In the above-described embodiment, the device 5 is an air conditioner, the setting target is the air volume, and the level is the value of the air volume. Although an easily identifiable vehicle operation input device D for an air conditioner is provided, it is not limited to this and can be modified as appropriate.

For example, the equipment 5 may be an air conditioner, the setting object may be temperature, and the level may be a temperature value. According to this, it is possible to provide the vehicular operation input device D for the air conditioner that allows the user to easily visually confirm the selected setting target.

Alternatively, for example, the device 5 may be an audio device, the setting object may be volume, and the level may be a volume value. According to this, it is possible to provide the vehicular operation input device D for the audio device that allows the user to easily visually confirm the selected setting object.

Alternatively, for example, the device 5 may be an automatic traveling device that causes the host vehicle to travel at a set speed, the setting target may be the set speed, and the level may be the value of the set speed. According to this, it is possible to provide a vehicular operation input device D for an automatic traveling device that allows easy visual confirmation of a selected setting target.

Alternatively, for example, the device 5 may be a power window device, the setting object may be an opening degree indicating the extent to which the window is open, and the level may be a value of the opening degree. According to this, it is possible to provide a vehicular operation input device for a power window device in which the selected setting object can be visually confirmed easily.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the first setting object display 101 was circular, but it is not limited to this and can be changed as appropriate. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing first and second modifications of setting target display. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing third and fourth modifications of the setting target display.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, the first setting target display 101a may be semicircular. In such a first setting target display 101a, the plurality of level selection displays 103a (103a-0 to 103a-7) are each in the shape of an arc-shaped belt, and are arranged halfway along the outer periphery of the first setting target display 101a. Concentrically with the circular first setting object display 101a, they are juxtaposed (displayed) in sequence so that the level increases clockwise along the circumferential direction.

Alternatively, for example, as shown in FIG. 7B, the first setting target display 101b may be fan-shaped. In such a first setting target display 101b, the plurality of level selection displays 103b (103b-0 to 103b-7) are each an arc-shaped band, and a fan-shaped concentrically with the first setting target display 101b, and arranged side by side in order so that the level increases clockwise along the circumferential direction.

Alternatively, for example, as shown in FIG. 8A, the first setting target display 101c may be circular with a fan-shaped notch. In such a first setting target display 101c, each of the plurality of level selection displays 103c (103c-0 to 103c-7) is an arc-shaped band, and a fan-shaped concentrically with the circular first setting target display 101c with a cutout, and arranged side by side in order so that the level increases clockwise along the circumferential direction.

Alternatively, for example, as shown in FIG. 8B, the first setting target display 101d may be an arcuate strip. In such a first setting target display 101d, the plurality of level selection displays 103d (103d-0 to 103d-7) are each an arc-shaped band, and are arranged on the outer peripheral side of the first setting target display 101d. They are juxtaposed in increasing order clockwise along the direction.

In the first setting object displays 101a to 101d of the first to fourth modifications, similarly to the level selection display 103 in the above-described embodiment, the 0th level selection displays 103a-0 to 103d-0 of the 0th level 103a-1 to 103d-1, 103a-2 to 103d-2, . Display 1031a-1 to 1031d-1, 1031a-2 to 1031d-2, . 2, . . . , 1032a-7 to 1032d-7. The level displays 1032a to 1032d have a circumferentially long band shape having a radial width corresponding to the level, and one end of the main body displays 1031a to 1031d on the side of the first setting target displays 101a to 101d. is placed (displayed) in

In the above-described embodiment, the input position detection unit 2 is a device that can detect the input position on the entire operation surface. The device may be capable of detecting at least an input position at each second position on the operation surface corresponding to each first position on the display surface.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when there is no input operation, the level selection screen 100b returns to the setting target selection screen 100a after a predetermined time has passed since the level selection display 103 started to be displayed. In addition, regardless of whether or not there is an input operation at the display position of the level selection display 103 on the level selection screen 100b, the user can select the display position of the first setting target display 101 via the input position detection unit 2. When the input operation is performed, the vehicle operation input device D may return from the level selection screen 100b to the setting object selection screen 100a.

Although the present invention has been adequately and fully described above through embodiments with reference to the drawings in order to express the present invention, modifications and/or improvements to the above-described embodiments can easily be made by those skilled in the art. It should be recognized that it is possible. Therefore, to the extent that modifications or improvements made by those skilled in the art do not depart from the scope of the claims set forth in the claims, such modifications or improvements do not fall within the scope of the claims. is interpreted to be subsumed by

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Claims (6)

A vehicle operation input device that is mounted on a vehicle and performs an input to a device that performs predetermined functions at a plurality of levels different from each other,
a display unit;
an input position detection unit that has an operation surface associated with a first position on the display surface of the display unit and detects a second position where an input operation is performed on the operation surface;
a display control unit that controls the display unit;
an input content acquisition unit that acquires, as input content, display content displayed at a first position corresponding to the second position detected by the input position detection unit;
The display control unit displays a setting object display representing a setting object as the display content at a first position of the display surface, and when the input content acquiring unit acquires the setting object as the input content, the acquisition displaying, as the display content, a plurality of level selection displays representing the levels to be set corresponding to the plurality of levels, around the setting target display representing the setting target, on the display surface;
Before the input content acquisition unit acquires the setting object as the input content, the display control unit displays currently set levels around the setting object display corresponding to each of the plurality of levels. displaying a plurality of setting level displays on the display unit as the display contents, and displaying a graphical symbol symbolically representing the setting object in the setting object display;
Vehicle operation input device. When the input content acquisition unit acquires the setting object as the input content, the display control unit causes the input content acquisition unit to display the input content other than the setting object display and the level selection display. Change from the first display mode before acquiring the setting target to a second display mode different from the first display mode,
The vehicle operation input device according to claim 1. The setting object display is any one of a circle, a semicircle, a fan shape, a circle obtained by notching the fan shape, and an arc-shaped strip, and the plurality of level selection displays are arranged around the setting object display on the outer peripheral side. aligned in order along the direction,
The vehicle operation input device according to claim 1 or 2. The display control unit does not display the plurality of level selection displays on the display unit before the input content acquisition unit acquires the setting target as the input content.
The vehicle operation input device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The device is an air conditioner, the setting target is an air volume, and the level is an air volume value.
The vehicle operation input device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A vehicle operation input method for inputting to a device mounted on a vehicle and performing a predetermined function at a plurality of levels different from each other, comprising:
a display step of displaying predetermined display content;
an input position detection step of detecting a position on the display surface where the input operation is performed;
an input content acquisition step of acquiring display content displayed at the position detected in the input position detection step as the input content,
The displaying step displays a setting object display representing a setting object as the display content, and when the setting object is acquired as the input content in the input content acquisition step, displaying the setting object display representing the acquired setting object. displaying , as the display contents, a plurality of level selection displays representing levels to be set corresponding to the plurality of levels respectively;
In the display control step, before the setting object is acquired as the input content in the input content acquiring step, the currently set level corresponding to each of the plurality of levels is displayed around the setting object display. displaying a plurality of setting level displays as the display contents, and displaying a graphical symbol symbolically representing the setting target within the setting target display;
Operation input method for vehicles.

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