In-vehicle mount type AV system and program

• US 7,509,192 B2
• Filed: 04/05/2005
• Issued: 03/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Fukuro, Hideki
• Primary Examiner(s): To; Tuan C
• Application Number:
  US11/098,472
• Publication Number:
  US 20050222719A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,449 Days
• Field of Search: 701/1, 345/204, 381/58, 381/302, 381/24, 381/86, 379/420.1, 379/433.02, 318/445, 318/466, 348/705, 296/37.16, 296/37.15, 296/53, 296/65.01, 725/75, 725/77, 359/630
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0217 for loud-speakers
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 19/177 arranged in matrix form

Abstract

In an in-vehicle mount type AV system for implementing proper acoustic effect control, a swing angle of a rear monitor is detected by a right and left angle sensor, and respective acoustic effects of four speakers (for example, the volume levels of reproduced sounds) are adjusted. The angle detected by the right and left angle sensor corresponds to the angle of the display face of the rear monitor, and the correlation between the display face and the head position of an occupant (automobile passenger) can be estimated. That is, the probability that the head portion of the occupant exists in a direction to which the display face of the rear monitor is oriented is high, and thus the acoustic effect is controlled so that proper volume balance is established at the occupant position thus estimated.

Claims

1. An in-vehicle mount type AV system which is mounted in a vehicle and comprises a control unit, plural acoustic output units whose acoustic effects are variable, and a display unit, characterized by comprising:

an angle varying unit for varying an angle of a display face of the display unit;

an angle detecting unit for detecting the angle varied by the angle varying unit, wherein the control unit controls the acoustic effects of the respective plural acoustic output units on the basis of the varied angle detected by the angle detecting unit;

a tilt angle detecting unit for detecting a tilt angle of a backrest of a seat; and

a front and rear movement distance detecting unit configured to detect the movement distance in a front and rear direction from a reference position of the seat, wherein the control unit executes the acoustic effect control on the basis of the tilt angle detected by the tilt angle detecting unit and the movement distance detected by the movement distance detecting unit.

2. The in-vehicle mount type AV system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls at least a volume as one of the acoustic effects.

3. The in-vehicle mount type AV system according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is provided for at least a rear seat.

4. The in-vehicle mount type AV system according to claim 1, wherein the angle varying unit can vary the display face angle of the display unit at least in the right and left direction.

5. The in-vehicle mount type AV system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit executes the acoustic effect control only when output contents from the acoustic output units and display contents of the display unit are based on the same source.

6. The in-vehicle mount type AV system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is implemented by a computer program installed and operated on the control unit.

7. An in-vehicle mount type AV system which is mounted in a vehicle and comprises a control unit, plural acoustic output units whose acoustic effects are variable, and a display unit, characterized by comprising:

an angle varying unit for varying an angle of a display face of the display unit;

an angle detecting unit for detecting the angle varied by the angle varying unit, wherein the control unit controls the acoustic effects of the respective plural acoustic output units on the basis of the varied angle detected by the angle detecting unit;

an angle varying instruction accepting unit for accepting an instruction of varying the display face angle of the display unit, wherein the control unit controls the angle varying unit so that the display face angle is set to the angle corresponding to the varying instruction accepted by the angle varying instruction accepting unit;

a tilt angle detecting unit for detecting a tilt angle of a backrest of a seat and

a front and rear movement distance detecting unit configured to detect the movement distance in a front and rear direction from a reference position of the seat, wherein the control unit executes the acoustic effect control on the basis of the tilt angle detected by the tilt angle detecting unit and the movement distance detected by the movement distance detecting unit.

8. The in-vehicle mount type AV system according to claim 7, wherein the control unit controls the angle varying unit so that the display face angle of the display unit is returned to an initial state when display processing used in the display unit is finished.

9. The in-vehicle mount type AV system according to claim 7, wherein the control unit controls at least a volume as one of the acoustic effects.

10. The in-vehicle mount type AV system according to claim 7, wherein the display unit is provided for at least a rear seat.

11. The in-vehicle mount type AV system according to claim 7, wherein the angle varying unit can vary the display face angle of the display unit at least in the right and left direction.

12. The in-vehicle mount type AV system according to claim 7, wherein the control unit executes the acoustic effect control only when output contents from the acoustic output units and display contents of the display unit are based on the same source.

13. The in-vehicle mount type AV system according to claim 7, wherein the control unit is implemented by a computer program installed and operated on the control unit.

14. A control unit for providing acoustic control of in-vehicle mount type AV system that includes an a display unit having varying angle display capability, the control unit comprising:

an angle detecting unit for detecting an angle of display of the display unit;

a displacement detecting unit for detecting a displacement of a seat, wherein

the control unit determines optimum acoustic control based on the displacement detected by the displacement detecting unit based on the varied angle detected by the angle detecting unit;

a tilt angle detecting unit for detecting a tilt angle of a backrest of a seat;

a front and rear movement distance detecting unit configured to detect the movement distance in a front and rear direction from a reference position of the seat, wherein the control unit executes the acoustic effect control on the basis of the tilt angle detected by the tilt angle detecting unit and the movement distance detected by the movement distance detecting unit; and

an angle varying instruction accepting unit for accepting an instruction of varying the display face angle of the display unit, wherein the control unit controls the angle varying unit so that the display face angle is set to the angle corresponding to the varying instruction accepted by the angle varying instruction accepting unit.

15. The in-vehicle mount type AV system according to claim 14, wherein the control unit controls the angle varying unit so that the display face angle of the display unit is returned to an initial state when display processing used in the display unit is finished.