Electronic Device

• US 20160153799A1
• Filed: 11/17/2015
• Published: 06/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alpine Electronics Incorporated (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Alpine Electronics Incorporated (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kodama, Satoshi
• Application Number:
  US14/943,994
• Publication Number:
  US 20160153799A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1442 Emulation of input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/164 Infotainment
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/165 Videos and animations
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/166 Navigation
• 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 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/81 for controlling displays
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers

Abstract

An electronic device may include a navigation unit configured to obtain navigation information about a vehicle in which the electronic device is mounted, a video reproducing unit configured to reproduce a video from video information obtained from a video source, a display operating unit configured to display an image based on the navigation information obtained by the navigation unit or a video reproduced by the video reproducing unit and to accept an input that is made by touching a predetermined area with an operating body, and a display control unit configured to display operation buttons on the display operating unit when the video reproduced by the video reproducing unit is displayed on the display operating unit, the operation buttons being used to perform operations corresponding to a navigation mode, which operates according to the navigation information.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a navigation unit configured to obtain navigation information about a vehicle in which the electronic device is mounted;

a video reproducing unit configured to reproduce a video from video information obtained from a video source;

a display operating unit configured to display an image based on the navigation information obtained by the navigation unit or a video reproduced by the video reproducing unit and to accept an input that is made by touching a predetermined area with an operating body; and

a display control unit configured to display at least one operation button on the display operating unit when the video reproduced by the video reproducing unit is displayed on the display operating unit, the at least one operation button configured to activate an operation corresponding to a navigation mode, which operates according to the navigation information.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein when the video reproduced by the video reproducing unit is displayed on the display operating unit, the navigation mode operates in a background.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the video reproducing unit is structured as an audiovisual (AV) unit that is configured to reproduce a video from video information stored in a compact disc (CD) or a digital versatile disc (DVD), which is a storage medium, or as a television broadcast receiver that is configured to receive a television broadcast and reproduce a video.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the at least one operation button is an icon that activates a predetermined program executed under a navigation function corresponding to the at least one operation button.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, further comprising a proximity sensor configured to detect a proximity of the operating body to the display operating unit, wherein

when the proximity sensor detects the proximity of the operating body to within a predetermined range on the display operating unit, the display control unit is configured to display the at least one operation button on the display operating unit.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the display control unit is configured to magnify an operation button that is frequently operated, the operation button being part of the at least one operation button, and configured to display the magnified operation button.

7. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein after an operation button corresponding to the navigation mode has been operated by being touched with the operating body, the display control unit is configured to hide the operation button from the display operating unit until a predetermined time elapses.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the video reproducing unit is structured as an AV unit that is configured to reproduce a video from video information stored in a CD or a DVD, which is a storage medium, or as a television broadcast receiver that is configured to receive a television broadcast and reproduce a video.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the at least one operation button is an icon that activates a predetermined program executed under a navigation function corresponding to the at least one operation button.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, further comprising a proximity sensor configured to detect a proximity of the operating body to the display operating unit, wherein

when the proximity sensor detects the proximity of the operating body to within a predetermined range on the display operating unit, the display control unit displays the at least one operation button on the display operating unit.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the display control unit is configured to magnify an operation button that is frequently operated, the operation button being part of the at least one operation button, and to display the magnified operation button.

12. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein after an operation button corresponding to the navigation mode has been operated by being touched with the operating body, the display control unit is configured to hide the operation button from the display operating unit until a predetermined time elapses.

13. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one operation button is an icon that activates a predetermined program executed under a navigation function corresponding to the at least one operation button.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13, further comprising a proximity sensor configured to detect a proximity of the operating body to the display operating unit, wherein

when the proximity sensor detects the proximity of the operating body to within a predetermined range on the display operating unit, the display control unit is configured to display the at least one operation button on the display operating unit.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the display control unit is configured to magnify an operation button that is frequently operated, the operation button being part of the at least one operation button, and to display the magnified operation button.

16. The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein after an operation button corresponding to the navigation mode has been operated by being touched with the operating body, the display control unit is configured to hide the operation button from the display operating unit until a predetermined time elapses.

17. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a proximity sensor configured to detect a proximity of the operating body to the display operating unit, wherein

when the proximity sensor detects the proximity of the operating body to within a predetermined range on the display operating unit, the display control unit is configured to display the at least one operation button on the display operating unit.

18. The electronic device according to claim 17, wherein the display control unit is configured to magnify an operation button that is frequently operated, the operation button being part of the at least one operation button, and to display the magnified operation button.

19. The electronic device according to claim 17, wherein after an operation button corresponding to the navigation mode has been operated by being touched with the operating body, the display control unit is configured to hide the operation button from the display operating unit until a predetermined time elapses.

20. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit is configured to magnify an operation button that is frequently operated, the operation button being part of the at least one operation button, and to display the magnified operation button.