JP2013061825A - Display device and display method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device having visual presentation effects, and a display method thereof.SOLUTION: A display device 100 includes: display means 130 for displaying a selection menu having at least one or more layers; and input means 110 for selecting a selection item on the selection menu. The display means 130 displays a plurality of selection items on the selection menu as a column in a predetermined domain, while selection items not being in a selection state among the selection items are displayed blurred, and when switching displays of the selection items by gradually moving the selection items in a predetermined direction according to an operation input signal from the input means, the selection items are switched that are to be displayed blurred when each of the selection items are moved by a predetermined amount.

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device that displays a selection menu of at least one layer and a display method thereof.

  Conventionally, as this type of display device, for example, the one described in Patent Document 1 below is known. The display device described in Patent Document 1 includes a display unit that can display an upper layer menu and two lower layer menus that are lower layers of the upper layer menu, and a control that includes a microcomputer that operates the display unit. And when the user selects a selection item of the upper hierarchy menu displayed on the display means using a predetermined input means, in addition to the selection item of the selected upper hierarchy menu, the selection item Two lower level menus imitating related cylindrical shapes are simultaneously displayed on the display means.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-258947

However, as described above, when the selection item of the hierarchical menu is switched at the time of switching the selection item of the hierarchical menu, it becomes a monotonous display effect that is not interesting, and the visual effect is insufficient. There was room for improvement.
Accordingly, the present invention is directed to providing a display device having a visual effect and a display method thereof in order to deal with the above-described problems.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides:
A display device comprising: display means for displaying a selection menu of at least one layer; and input means for selecting a selection item of the selection menu,
The display means displays a plurality of selection items of the selection menu in a predetermined area in a row, and displays other selection items in a blurred manner with respect to the selection items in the selected state among the selection items,
The selection item that is displayed in a blurred manner when the selection item is moved by a predetermined amount when the selection item is moved by a predetermined amount when the selection item is gradually moved in a predetermined direction according to an operation input signal from the input means. It is characterized by switching.

  Further, the selection item is displayed as a character and / or a graphic, and the other selection item is displayed as a part of the character and / or the graphic.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides:
A display method for a display device comprising: display means for displaying a selection menu of at least one hierarchy; and input means for selecting a selection item of the selection menu,
A plurality of selection items of the selection menu are displayed in a row in a predetermined area of the display means, and other selection items are displayed in a blurred manner with respect to the selection items in the selected state among the selection items,
The selection item that is displayed in a blurred manner when the selection item is moved by a predetermined amount when the selection item is moved by a predetermined amount when the selection item is gradually moved in a predetermined direction according to an operation input signal from the input means. It is characterized by switching.

  Further, the selection item is displayed as a character and / or a graphic, and the other selection item is displayed as a part of the character and / or the graphic.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the intended objective can be achieved and the display apparatus with the visual production effect and its display method can be provided.

1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the example of a display in the same embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display in the same embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display in the display apparatus which is other embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the example of a display in the display apparatus which is other embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, a case where the embodiment of the present invention is applied to an in-vehicle display device will be described as an example with reference to FIGS.

  In FIG. 1, the display device 100 according to the present embodiment mainly includes an operation unit (input unit) 110, a control unit 120, and a display unit 130.

  The display device 100 is connected to the control target device 200. In the present embodiment, the control target device 200 is selected from a plurality of audio sources such as a radio tuner, a CD, an HDD, a USB memory, or a portable digital audio player brought into the vehicle, and outputs an audio signal to a speaker. It is. The operation and setting contents of the control target device 200 are controlled in conjunction with the state of the selection menu screen of the display unit 130 according to the operation of the operation unit 110.

  The operation means 110 is composed of, for example, a capacitive touch pad, and is provided at a predetermined position of the steering gripped by the user who is seated in the driver's seat of the vehicle. The operation unit 110 converts the finger position and movement sensed on the touchpad into an operation input signal for operating a selection menu screen described later in order to determine the operation state and setting contents of the control target device 200 and controls the control unit 120. To enter. Note that the operation means 110 may employ a push button type, a joystick type switch, or an operation switch composed of a combination thereof instead of the touch pad.

  The control unit 120 includes a microcomputer having a ROM, a CPU, a RAM, an input / output interface, and the like. In the present embodiment, although not shown in detail, the control unit 120 is mounted on a circuit board provided in the display device 100 and is operated by the operation unit 110. The operation input signal accompanying the gesture operation is provided so as to be received, display image data is generated based on the operation input signal, and the display unit 130 is caused to display based on the display image data. That is, the control unit 120 performs control to switch the display content of the display unit 130 based on the operation input signal.

  In addition, when it is determined that the control unit 120 also changes the operation of the control target device 200 based on the operation input signal, the control unit 120 outputs the display image data to the display unit 130, It also outputs a control signal to the control target device 200.

  The display means 130 is composed of a light-receiving liquid crystal display panel for displaying various information, a self-luminous organic EL panel, or the like, and is mounted on, for example, an instrument panel (hereinafter referred to as instrument panel) of a vehicle. In the case of the present embodiment, a selection menu screen based on the display image data as shown in FIG.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the selection menu screen is composed of selection menus of three levels simulating three cylindrical shapes. Specifically, the selection menu screen includes the upper selection menu 131 and the lower levels of the upper selection menu 131. And a lower selection menu 133 which is a lower hierarchy of the intermediate selection menu 132. Here, each of the selection menus 131 to 133 is an image that has a cylindrical surface along the longitudinal direction of the display unit 130, and each of the selection menus 131 to 133 has three selection items in the vertical direction. Are displayed side by side. In this embodiment, the selection item is displayed as a character, but the selection item may be displayed as a graphic or a combination of a character and a graphic. Also, a pair of cursors 134 are displayed above and below the selection menu (the upper selection menu 131 in FIG. 2) that is the target of the selection operation among the selection menus 131 to 133.

  The upper selection menu 131 is a selection menu for selecting an audio source of the control target device 200 in the present embodiment, and displays a selection item indicating each audio source. The upper selection menu 131 is divided into three areas, an upper area 131a, a central area 131b, and a lower area 131c. The selected items are displayed in the central area 131b, and are displayed in the upper area 131a and the lower area 131c, respectively. Display the selection items before and after (other selection items). In FIG. 2, “USB” is displayed as the selection item in the selected state, and “Radio” and “CD” are displayed as the selection items before and after the selection item. In addition, in the selection item in the selected state in the central area 131b, all of the characters are clearly displayed, whereas in the upper area 131a and the lower area 131c, the selection items before and after the character are partially centered in the vertical direction. The display of the partial area 131b is blurred (light and shaded).

  In the present embodiment, the intermediate selection menu 132 is a selection menu for selecting an operation or setting related to the selection item selected by the upper selection menu 131. In FIG. 2, the selection item selected by the upper selection menu 131 is selected. Regarding “USB”, the artist name stored in the USB memory is displayed as a selection item. The middle selection menu 132 is divided into three areas, an upper area 132a, a central area 132b, and a lower area 132c. The selected items are displayed in the central area 132b, and are displayed in the upper area 132a and the lower area 132c. The selection items before and after each (other selection items) are displayed. In FIG. 2, “Artist 2” is displayed as a selection item in the selected state, and “Artist 1” and “Artist 3” are displayed as selection items before and after the selection item. In addition, in the selection item in the selected state in the central area 132b, all characters are clearly displayed, whereas in the upper area 132a and the lower area 132c, the preceding and following selection items are partially centered in the vertical direction. The display of the partial area 132b is blurred (light and shaded).

  In the present embodiment, the lower selection menu 133 is a selection menu for selecting an operation or setting related to the selection item selected in the middle selection menu 132. In FIG. For the item “Artist 2”, the name of a song belonging to Artist 2 is displayed as a selection item. The lower selection menu 133 is divided into three areas, an upper area 133a, a central area 133b, and a lower area 133c. The selection items in the selected state are displayed in the central area 133b, and the upper area 133a and the lower area 133c are displayed. Display the selection items before and after (other selection items). In FIG. 2, “Song Title 1” is displayed as a selection item in the selected state, and “Song Title 10” and “Song Title 2” are displayed as selection items before and after the selection item. In addition, in the selection item in the selected state in the central area 133b, all the characters are clearly displayed, whereas in the upper area 133a and the lower area 133c, the upper and lower selection items are partially centered in the vertical direction. The display of the partial area 132b is blurred (light and shaded).

  Next, the display switching operation of the display device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 3 taking as an example the case where the selection item of the lower selection menu 133 is changed.

  The control means 120 allows the user to touch the operation means 110 from the display state of FIG. 3A in which the lower selection menu 133 is selected as the selection target (the cursor 134 is displayed above and below the lower selection menu 133). When receiving an operation input signal indicating that an upward sliding operation has been performed on the pad, the display means 130 is displayed so that the selected item of the lower selection menu 133 gradually moves upward based on the operation input signal. To control. As a result, the lower selection menu 133 is expressed as if a cylindrical figure with selection items displayed on the surface is rotating.

  At this time, when the selection items of the lower selection menu 133 move from the areas 133a to 133c before switching to the areas 133a to 133c after switching (when entering the areas 133a to 133c after switching), they are clearly displayed and blurred. The display can be switched. For example, if the height of the whole area of the lower selection menu 133 is Lx, the height of the central area 133b is 1 / 2Lxc, and the height of the upper area 133a and the lower area 133c is 1 / 4Lx, respectively, the selection When the item moves by 1/4 Lx as a predetermined amount, the selected item reaches the switched areas 133a to 133c, and the selected item to be displayed in a blurred manner is switched. FIG. 3B shows a point in time when “Song Title 10” disappears and “Song Title 1” and “Song Title 2” move to the changed areas 133a to 133c among the selection items gradually moved upward. ing. At this time, “Song Title 1” that was clearly displayed in the central area 133b before switching reaches the upper area 133a and is switched to blur display, and “Song Title 2” that is displayed in blur in the lower area 133c before switching. Is switched to a clear display in the central area 133b. In the display state after completion of the switching shown in FIG. 3C, “Song Title 1” is displayed in the upper area 133a with the lower half of the characters blurred, and “Song Title 2” is displayed in the central area 133b. Is clearly displayed, and “Song Title 3” is displayed in the lower region 133c as a new selection item with the upper half of the characters blurred.

  After the display switching is completed, the control unit 120 outputs a control signal corresponding to the display content to the control target device 200, and the control target device 200 that receives the control signal transmits a speaker (based on the music data of “Song Title 2”). The user can listen to the sound output from (not shown).

  As described above, in the display device and the display method thereof according to the present embodiment, the display unit 130 displays the plurality of selection items of the selection menus 131 to 133 in a predetermined area in a row, and selects the selected item from the selection state. Each selection item is displayed when another selection item is displayed in a blurred manner with respect to a certain selection item, and the selection item is switched by gradually moving the selection item in a predetermined direction in accordance with an operation input signal from the operation unit 110. Is used to switch selection items to be displayed in a blurred manner when moving a predetermined amount.

  Therefore, in the stationary state before the switching operation, the selection item before and after the selection item in the selection state is displayed in a blurred manner, so that the user can select the previous and next selection without impairing the visibility of the selection item in the selection state. The presence of the item can be recognized, and in the moving state after the switching operation, the display is switched between clear display and blur display in conjunction with the movement of the selected item. It is possible to instantly grasp the selected item that is newly selected by clearly distinguishing from the area, and it has a visual effect because the shade changes so as to have a time difference from the start of movement of the selected item A display device and a display method thereof can be provided. In addition, by displaying part of the characters for the previous and next selection items, the difference from the selection items in the selected state becomes clearer, and the presence of the previous and next selection items can be recognized without impairing the visibility of the selection items. Can do.

  In this embodiment, the switching operation of the lower selection menu 133 is taken as an example. However, when the upper selection menu 131 or the middle selection menu 132 is switched, the switching operation of the related lower selection menu is selected. A visual presentation effect may be further provided by starting the selection menu after a predetermined time delay from the switching operation.

  In the present embodiment, selection of selection items in the selection menus 131 to 133 is performed by a gesture operation in the vertical direction of the operation unit 110. However, in addition to the vertical direction, the selection items may be operated in the horizontal direction. FIG. 4 is a display example showing such another embodiment, and the cursor 134 is displayed on the upper and lower sides of the middle selection menu 132 in addition to the upper and lower sides, so that selection items can be selected not only in the vertical direction but also in the horizontal direction. It has become. In the present embodiment, for example, the selection items are switched one by one in the operation in the vertical direction, whereas the selection items are switched for each predetermined group in the operation in the horizontal direction. → Switch to the “ka” row group). Thereby, operation can be simplified and operativity can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the selection menus 131 to 133 are displayed with the same size, but the size of the selection menus 131 to 133 is changed according to the data capacity. May be. FIG. 5 is a display example showing such another embodiment, and each of the selection menus 131 to 133 is displayed in a size corresponding to each data capacity. With such a display form, the amount of data in each layer can be grasped instantaneously, and visibility can be improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the example in which the display unit 130 includes a liquid crystal display panel mounted on the instrument panel of the vehicle has been described. For example, the display unit 130 includes a liquid crystal display panel, at least one reflection mirror (optical member), and the like. The projection display unit is composed of a vehicle windshield, and the display light emitted from the liquid crystal display panel is radiated to the windshield through a reflection mirror, and the virtual image (display image consisting of the selection menu screen) obtained by this illumination is displayed by the user. The projection display unit may be configured to be visually recognized, or the display unit 130 includes a projector, at least one reflection mirror (optical member), and a transmissive or reflective screen disposed in an opening of the instrument panel. Illuminate the screen with display light emitted from the projector. Real image obtained by the light is projected on a screen (display image consisting selection menu screen) may be configured as a user to visually recognize.

  The present invention is suitable for a display device that displays a selection menu of at least one layer and a display method thereof.

100 display device 110 operation means (input means)
120 Control means
130 Display means
131 Upper Selection Menu 132 Middle Selection Menu 133 Lower Selection Menu 134 Cursor 200 Controlled Device

Claims (4)

A display device comprising: display means for displaying a selection menu of at least one layer; and input means for selecting a selection item of the selection menu,
The display means displays a plurality of selection items of the selection menu in a predetermined area in a row, and displays other selection items in a blurred manner with respect to the selection items in the selected state among the selection items,
The selection item that is displayed in a blurred manner when the selection item is moved by a predetermined amount when the selection item is moved by a predetermined amount when the selection item is gradually moved in a predetermined direction according to an operation input signal from the input means. A display device characterized by switching. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the selection items are displayed as characters and / or graphics, and the other selection items are displayed as characters and / or graphics. A display method for a display device comprising: display means for displaying a selection menu of at least one hierarchy; and input means for selecting a selection item of the selection menu,
A plurality of selection items of the selection menu are displayed in a row in a predetermined area of the display means, and other selection items are displayed in a blurred manner with respect to the selection items in the selected state among the selection items,
The selection item that is displayed in a blurred manner when the selection item is moved by a predetermined amount when the selection item is moved by a predetermined amount when the selection item is gradually moved in a predetermined direction according to an operation input signal from the input means. A display method for a display device, characterized in that switching is performed. 4. The display device display method according to claim 3, wherein the selection item is displayed as a character and / or a graphic, and the other selection item is a part of the character and / or the graphic.

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