Display device, display program and display method

• US 9,354,809 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2011
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Furuno Electric Co, Ltd
• Original Assignee: Furuno Electric Co, Ltd
• Inventors: Asahara, Tatsuya, Ohhora, Masashi
• Primary Examiner(s): XAVIER, ANTONIO J
• Application Number:
  US14/349,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20150035772A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,702 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 49/00 Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids nautical measuring instruments G01C; radio navigation, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/203 Specially adapted for sailing ships
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/862 Combination of radar systems with sonar systems
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/937 of marine craft
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/35 Constructional details or hardware or software details of the signal processing chain
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/12 Plan-position indicators, i.e. P.P.I.
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/22 Producing cursor lines and indicia by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/6218 providing two-dimensional coordinated display of distance and direction
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/6272 producing cursor lines and indicia by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/6281 Composite displays, e.g. split-screen, multiple images
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 3/02 Anti-collision systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means

Abstract

A touch panel device (display device) acquires a first sensor image, a second sensor image, and a third sensor image. The touch panel device displays acquired images in respective divided areas of a display screen. The touch panel device detects a predetermined touch gesture and detects an operated location of the touch gesture. The touch panel device identifies which image the operated location indicates. The touch panel device performing processing corresponding to the identified touch gesture (scrolling or zooming of a display image), and changes a direction or a motion range of the processing according to the identified sensor image.

Claims

1. A display device for installation in a ship, comprising:

a detector that detects a touch operation;

an image acquirer, associated with the display device, that acquires at least two of a navigation image containing map or nautical chart information created based on information obtained from a GNSS sensor for detecting a location of the ship, an underwater detection image created based on information obtained from an ultrasonic transducer for detecting underwater directly under the ship, and a radar image obtained from a radar antenna for detecting a location of an object around the ship;

a display unit that displays acquired images in respective divided areas of a display screen;

a processor executing a gesture detector that detects a predetermined touch gesture based on the touch operation detected by the detector, an operated location detector that detects an operated location of the touch gesture, and a divided area identifier that identifies which image among the images is displayed in the divided area corresponding to the operated location detected by the operated location detector;

an image processor having a function to perform scrolling or zooming of the display screen corresponding to the touch gesture, and for changing a direction or a motion range according to the image being displayed in the identified divided area, upon performing the scrolling or zooming, wherein the image processor applies a limitation to scrolling or zooming based on the identified image corresponding to the operated location of the touch gesture; and

wherein the image processor does not fix the direction of scrolling or zooming when the image in the identified divided area is the navigation image, and fixes zooming to a one dimensional zoom direction when the image in the identified divided area is the underwater detection image.

2. A display device for installation in a ship, comprising:

a detector that detects a touch operation;

an image acquirer, associated with the display device, that acquires at least two of a navigation image containing map or nautical chart information created based on information obtained from a GNSS sensor for detecting a location of the ship, an underwater detection image created based on information obtained from an ultrasonic transducer for detecting underwater directly under the ship, and a radar image obtained from a radar antenna for detecting a location of an object around the ship;

a display unit that displays acquired images in respective divided areas of a display screen;

a processor executing a gesture detector that detects a predetermined touch gesture based on the touch operation detected by the detector, an operated location detector that detects an operated location of the touch gesture, and a divided area identifier that identifies which image among the images is displayed in the divided area corresponding to the operated location detected by the operated location detector;

an image processor having a function to perform scrolling or zooming of the display screen corresponding to the touch gesture, and for changing a direction or a motion range according to the image being displayed in the identified divided area, upon performing the scrolling or zooming, wherein the image processor applies a limitation to scrolling or zooming based on the identified image corresponding to the operated location of the touch gesture; and

wherein the image processor fixes the zooming to a one dimensional zoom direction when the image in the identified divided area is the underwater detection image, and does not fix the direction of scrolling or zooming when the image in the identified divided area is the radar image.

3. The display device of claim 2, wherein the underwater detection image is an image where an underwater state directly under the display device is associated with time, and

wherein the image processor fixes the direction of scrolling to a time-axis direction when the image in the identified divided area is the underwater detection image, and fixes the zooming to a one dimensional zoom direction perpendicular to the time-axis.

4. A display device for installation in a ship, comprising:

a detector that detects a touch operation;

an image acquirer, associated with the display device, that acquires images generated based on signals acquired by different sensors, the images including a navigation image for detecting a location of the ship, an underwater detection image for detecting underwater directly under the ship, and a radar image for detecting a location of an object around the ship;

a display unit that displays acquired images in respective divided areas of a display screen;

a processor executing a gesture detector that detects a predetermined touch gesture based on the touch operation detected by the detector, an operated location detector that detects an operated location of the touch gesture, and a divided area identifier that identifies which image among the images is displayed in the divided area corresponding to the operated location detected by the operated location detector; and

an image processor having a function to perform scrolling or zooming of the display screen corresponding to the touch gesture, and for changing a direction or a motion range according to the image being displayed in the identified divided area, upon performing the scrolling or zooming, wherein the image processor does not fix the direction of scrolling or zooming when the image in the identified divided area is the navigation image, fixes zooming to a one dimensional zoom direction when the image in the identified divided area is the underwater detection image, and limits the motion range of scrolling or zooming when the image in the identified divided area is the radar image.

5. A display method, comprising:

a detection step for detecting a touch operation;

an image acquisition step for acquiring a navigation image containing map or nautical chart information created based on information obtained from a GNSS sensor for detecting a location of a ship, an underwater detection image created based on information obtained from an ultrasonic transducer for detecting underwater directly under the ship, and a radar image obtained from a radar antenna for detecting a location of an object around the ship;

a display step for displaying acquired images in respective divided areas of a display screen;

a gesture detection step for detecting a predetermined touch gesture based on the touch operation detected at the detection step;

an operated location detection step for detecting an operated location of the touch gesture;

a divided area identification step for identifying which image among the images is displayed in the divided area corresponding to the operated location detected at the operated location detection step; and

an image processing step having a function to perform scrolling or zooming of the display screen corresponding to the touch gesture, for changing a direction or a motion range according to the image being displayed in the identified divided area, upon performing the scrolling or zooming, the image processing step does not fix the direction of scrolling or zooming when the image in the identified divided area is the navigation image, fixes zooming to a one dimensional zoom direction when the image in the identified divided area is the underwater detection image, and limits the motion range of scrolling or zooming when the image in the identified divided area is the radar image.