UNIT MANIPULATION SYSTEM, AND SLAVE DISPLAY DEVICE AND MASTER DISPLAY DEVICE USED IN THE SYSTEM

• US 20150253938A1
• Filed: 09/26/2013
• Published: 09/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Maeda, Masahito
• Granted Patent: US 9,965,148 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/113 Scrolling through menu items
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1442 Emulation of input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/182 Distributing information between displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/577 Mirror link with mobile devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1438 using more than one graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/06 Use of more than one graphics processor to process data before displaying to one or more screens
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/04 Exchange of auxiliary data, i.e. other than image data, between monitor and graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications

Abstract

A unit manipulation system includes: a master display device having a terminal function for manipulating a unit; and a slave display device that establishes data communication with the master display device, and calls the terminal function of the master display device, to enable manipulation of the unit from a manipulation section through the master display device. The slave display device includes: a call menu display section that displays a call menu for calling the terminal function; and a manipulation screen display section that, when the call menu displayed by the call menu display section is selected, calls the terminal function of the master display device, and causes a display section to display a manipulation screen corresponding to the call menu. The master display device and the slave display device are coordinated with each other to enable the slave display device to perform various manipulations through the master display device.

Claims

1. A unit manipulation system comprising:

a master display device having a terminal function for manipulating at least one unit; and

a slave display device that establishes data communication with the master display device and calls the terminal function of the master display device to enable manipulation of the at least one unit from a manipulation section through the master display device;

wherein the slave display device includes

a call menu display section that displays a call menu for calling the terminal function, and

a manipulation screen display section that, when the call menu displayed by the call menu display section is selected, calls the terminal function of the master display device and causes a slave display section to display a manipulation screen corresponding to the call menu.

2. The unit manipulation system according to claim 1, wherein

the call menu display section displays the call menu in such a manner as to indicate whether the call menu is selectable or not.

3. The unit manipulation system according to claim 2, wherein

when the terminal function of the master display device that corresponds to the call menu is being used and cannot be executed in a shared manner, the call menu display section displays the call menu in such a manner as to indicate that the call menu is not selectable.

4. The unit manipulation system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a registration menu display section that displays a registration target menu that can be registered as the call menu; and

a determination section that, when the registration target menu displayed by the registration menu display section is selected, determines the selected registration target menu as the call menu.

5. The unit manipulation system according to claim 4, wherein

the registration menu display section displays the registration target menu in such a manner as to indicate that the registration target menu is selectable or not.

6. The unit manipulation system according to claim 5, wherein

the registration menu display section displays the registration target menu registerable as the call menu in such a manner as to indicate that the registration target menu is selectable.

7. The unit manipulation system according to claim 4, wherein,

when a plurality of the slave display devices exist, the registration menu display section lists the plurality of the slave display devices and encourages a user to select a slave display device to which the call menu is to be registered.

8. The unit manipulation system according to claim 7, wherein

the registration menu display section displays the slave display device, to which the call menu can be registered, in such a manner as to indicate whether the slave display device is selectable or not.

9. The unit manipulation system according to claim 8, wherein

the registration menu display section displays the slave display device, to which the call menu can be registered, in such a manner as to indicate that the slave display device is selectable.

10. The unit manipulation system according to claim 4, wherein,

when the registration target menu is selected by a predetermined manipulation, the determination section searches for a slave display device to which the call menu can be registered;

and when the call menu can be registered to the slave display device, the determination section determines the registration target menu as the call menu.

11. The unit manipulation system according to claim 1, wherein

the slave display device includes a deletion section that deletes the call menu.

12. A slave display device that has a manipulation section and a slave display section, establishes data communication with a master display device having a terminal function for manipulating at least one unit, and calls the terminal function of the master display device to enable manipulation of the unit from the manipulation section through the master display device, the slave display device comprising:

a call menu display section that displays a call menu for calling the terminal function; and

a manipulation screen display section that, when the call menu displayed by the call menu display section is selected, calls the terminal function of the master display device and causes the slave display section to display a manipulation screen corresponding to the call menu.

13. A master display device that has a terminal function for manipulating at least one unit and is used with a slave display device that establishes data communication with the master display device and calls the terminal function of the master display device to enable manipulation of the unit from a manipulation section through the master display device, wherein the slave display device includes a call menu display section that displays a call menu for calling the terminal function, and a manipulation screen display section that, when the call menu displayed by the call menu display section is selected, calls the terminal function of the master display device and causes a slave display section to display a manipulation screen corresponding to the call menu, the master display device comprising:

a registration menu display section that displays a registration target menu that can be registered as the call menu; and

a determination section that, when the registration target menu displayed by the registration menu display section is selected, determines the selected registration target menu as the call menu.